Discovery Education (Holdings) Limited
Registered name: DISCOVERY EDUCATION (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
Discovery Education (Holdings) Limited made £9.9m revenue and £650k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026. read from filing text
Discovery Education (Holdings) Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £9.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £650k profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Edinburgh; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Age
- 20 yrs · since 2006
- 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 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £7.5m | £8.9m | £10.4m | £9.5m | £9.9m |
| Cost of sales | £4.5m | £5.1m | £5.6m | £4.9m | £5.3m |
| Gross profit | £3m | £3.8m | £4.8m | £4.5m | £4.7m |
| Operating profit | £2.3m | £3.1m | £4.1m | £3.6m | £3.8m |
| Profit before tax | −£108k | −£6.3m | −£3.1m | £1.7m | £867k |
| Profit after tax | −£87.7k | −£4.8m | −£2.3m | £1.2m | £650k |
| Profit (best available) | −£87.7k | −£4.8m | −£2.3m | £1.2m | £650k |
| Employees (average) | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | −1.2% | −53.4% | −22.4% | 13.2% | 6.5% |
| Gross margin | 40.3% | 42.8% | 46.5% | 47.8% | 47% |
| Cash conversion | −205.9% | 9.7% | −271.7% | −201% | −269.3% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲18.8% | ▲16.9% | ▼9.1% | ▲5.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | — | ▼47.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £15.1m | £10.1m | £15.1m | £16.4m | £20.5m |
| Net assets | £474k | £474k | £474k | £474k | £474k |
| Current assets | £5.3m | £5m | £4.3m | £3.7m | — |
| Debtors | £685k | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Cash from operations | −£4.7m | £300k | −£11m | −£7.3m | −£10.3m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 47%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −269.3%
- 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
- 0%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- 0%
- Now £474k
- Cash at bank
- ▲25%
- Now £20.5m
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £0
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Discovery Education PLCRev. £9.9m · Profit £650k
- Discovery Education (Nominee) LimitedRev. £0 · Profit £0
Minority corporate shareholders
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £650k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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