Wishford Education Group Limited
Registered name: WISHFORD EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED
Wishford Education Group Limited made £46.1m revenue and £1.9m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Wishford Education Group Limited’s revenue grew 26% to £46.1m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £1.9m profit and 884 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 4 yrs · since 2021
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| 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&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £12.3m | £31.1m | £36.7m | £46.1m |
| Cost of sales | £9.3m | £23.1m | −£26.2m | −£32.6m |
| Gross profit | £3m | £8m | £10.6m | £13.5m |
| Operating profit | £300k | −£58.9k | £910k | £981k |
| Profit before tax | £62.3k | −£581k | £247k | −£271k |
| Profit after tax | −£760k | −£616k | −£141k | £1.9m |
| Profit (best available) | −£760k | −£616k | −£141k | £1.9m |
| Employees (average) | 615 | 636 | 748 | 884 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −6.2% | −2% | −0.4% | 4.1% |
| Gross margin | 24.8% | 25.7% | 28.8% | 29.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £20k | £48.9k | £49.1k | £52.2k |
| Profit per employee | −£1.2k | −£968 | −£188 | £2.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲18% | ▲25.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲17.6% | ▲18.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1 | £1 | £1 | — |
| Net assets | £22.3m | £34.8m | £36.2m | — |
| Fixed assets | £19.3m | £28.7m | £28.7m | — |
| Current assets | £3m | £6.1m | £7.5m | — |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
| Deferred income | £0 | £5.4k | £5.4k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 29.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £52.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲18%
- Now 884
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Wishford Education Holdings LimitedRev. £0 · Profit −£98.2k
Minority corporate shareholders
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 May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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