Lancing College Enterprises Ltd.
Registered name: LANCING COLLEGE ENTERPRISES LTD.
Part of The Woodard Corporation groupLancing College Enterprises Ltd. made £3.5m revenue and £690k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Lancing College Enterprises Ltd.’s revenue grew 10% to £3.5m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £690k profit and 91 employees. The company is classified under “renting and leasing of recreational and sports goods” and is based in West Sussex; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- West Sussex
- Age
- 45 yrs · since 1981
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
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) | £2.8m | £3.2m | £3.5m |
| Cost of sales | −£1.9m | −£2.3m | −£2.4m |
| Gross profit | £826k | £934k | £1m |
| Operating profit | £522k | £628k | £757k |
| Profit before tax | £522k | £649k | £709k |
| Profit after tax | £522k | £649k | £690k |
| Profit (best available) | £522k | £649k | £690k |
| Employees (average) | 30 | 42 | 91 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 18.8% | 20.4% | 19.8% |
| Gross margin | 29.8% | 29.3% | 30% |
| Revenue per employee | £92.4k | £75.9k | £38.4k |
| Profit per employee | £17.4k | £15.4k | £7.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲15% | ▲9.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲24.3% | ▲6.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲40% | ▲116.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 19.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 30%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £38.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7.6k
- 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
- ▲117%
- Now 91
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- The Woodard Corporationultimate parent75–100%
- Lancing College Limited75–100%
- Lancing College Enterprises Ltd.this company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Bury Manor Barn LtdFigures not disclosed
- Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £690k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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