How much does Wellesley Prep School Limited make?

Wellesley Prep School Limited reported revenue of £4.6m and a loss of £798k in the year to 31 Aug 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Wellesley Prep School Limited have?

Wellesley Prep School Limited reported an average of 72 employees in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Is Wellesley Prep School Limited profitable?

No — Wellesley Prep School Limited reported a loss of £798k in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Company No. 11384192 · Incorporated 25 May 2018

Wellesley Prep School Limited

Registered name: WELLESLEY PREP SCHOOL LIMITED

Part of Wellington Estates Holdings Limited group

Wellesley Prep School Limited made £4.6m revenue and a £798k loss in the year to 31 Aug 2025. read from filing text

Wellesley Prep School Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £4.6m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with a loss of £798k and 72 employees. The company is classified under “pre-primary education” and is based in Stratfield Saye; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection P · EducationSIC 85100Pre-primary education SIC 85200Primary education SIC 85310General secondary education

Status: Active
Location: Stratfield Saye, South East
Age: 8 yrs · since 2018
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The immediate and ultimate parent company and the smallest and largest group to prepare consolidated financial statements which include this entity is Wellington Estates Holdings Limited, a company in”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£4.6m

Growth ▲4.3%

Profit

−£798k

Growth —

Profit margin

−17.5%

Gross 36.3%

Employees

Change ▲2.9%

Profit / employee

−£11.1k

Revenue/employee £63.4k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Aug 2022	31 Aug 2023	31 Aug 2024	31 Aug 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£4.3m	£4.4m	£4.4m	£4.6m
Cost of sales	£2.6m	£2.8m	£2.8m	£2.9m
Gross profit	£1.7m	£1.5m	£1.5m	£1.7m
Operating profit	−£76.2k	−£683k	−£481k	−£553k
Profit before tax	−£318k	−£931k	−£732k	−£798k
Profit after tax	−£392k	−£474k	−£1m	−£798k
Profit (best available)	−£392k	−£474k	−£1m	−£798k
Staff costs	£2.4m	£2.7m	£2.7m	£2.9m
Employees (average)	67	68	70	72
Ratios
Profit margin	−9.2%	−10.9%	−23.6%	−17.5%
Gross margin	39.7%	34.8%	35%	36.3%
Revenue per employee	£63.4k	£64.2k	£62.5k	£63.4k
Profit per employee	−£5.8k	−£7k	−£14.7k	−£11.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲2.7%	▲0.2%	▲4.3%
Headcount growth	—	▲1.5%	▲2.9%	▲2.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.2m	£111k	£139k	£82.6k
Net assets	−£1.4m	−£1.9m	−£2.9m	−£3.7m
Fixed assets	£6.9m	£6.6m	£5.9m	£5.5m
Current assets	£2.3m	£1.5m	£1.8m	£1.4m
Debtors	£967k	£969k	£939k	£1.2m
Deferred income	£1.8m	£1.6m	£2.4m	£1.8m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −17.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 36.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £63.4k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£11.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 120.4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 40.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 26.2%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: —; Now −£3.7m
Cash at bank: ▼40%; Now £82.6k
Headcount: ▲3%; Now 72
Deferred income: ▼23%; Now £1.8m
Fixed assets: ▼7%; Now £5.5m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Wellington Estates Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Wellesley Prep School Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (7)

Daneshill School LimitedFigures not disclosed
Wellesley Nursery LimitedFigures not disclosed
Wellesley Prep LimitedFigures not disclosed
Wellington Education Property 2 LimitedFigures not disclosed
Wellington Education Property LimitedRev. — · Profit £101k
Wellington Prep LimitedFigures not disclosed
Wellington Prep School LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit −£798k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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