Melrose Education Holdings Limited
Registered name: MELROSE EDUCATION HOLDINGS LIMITED
Melrose Education Holdings Limited made £21.2m revenue and a £1.9m loss in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Melrose Education Holdings Limited’s revenue grew 18% to £21.2m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with a loss of £1.9m. The company is classified under “primary education” and is based in Guildford; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Guildford, South East
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £11.7m | £17.9m | £21.2m |
| Cost of sales | −£6.2m | −£8.9m | −£11.1m |
| Gross profit | £5.5m | £9m | £10.1m |
| Operating profit | −£102k | £1.2m | £2.5m |
| Profit before tax | −£2.2m | −£1.9m | −£1.1m |
| Profit after tax | −£2.6m | −£2.6m | −£1.9m |
| Profit (best available) | −£2.6m | −£2.6m | −£1.9m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −21.8% | −14.6% | −8.8% |
| Gross margin | 47.3% | 50.2% | 47.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲52.9% | ▲18% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −8.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 47.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
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- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
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- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Melrose Education Investments LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit −£1.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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