Sylvia Young Theatre School Limited
Registered name: SYLVIA YOUNG THEATRE SCHOOL LIMITED
Sylvia Young Theatre School Limited made £4.3m revenue and £138k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Sylvia Young Theatre School Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £4.3m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £138k profit and 110 employees. The company is classified under “technical and vocational secondary education” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 42 yrs · since 1984
- 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&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £4.1m | £4.1m | £4.2m | £4.3m |
| Cost of sales | £1.8m | £1.9m | £1.9m | £1.9m |
| Gross profit | £2.3m | £2.2m | £2.3m | £2.4m |
| Operating profit | £271k | £194k | £69.7k | £200k |
| Profit before tax | £272k | £204k | £87.1k | £237k |
| Profit after tax | £192k | £126k | £25.6k | £138k |
| Profit (best available) | £192k | £126k | £25.6k | £138k |
| Staff costs | £2.4m | £2.5m | £2.6m | £2.6m |
| Employees (average) | 103 | 106 | 109 | 110 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 4.7% | 3.1% | 0.6% | 3.2% |
| Gross margin | 55.8% | 54.2% | 55% | 55.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £39.4k | £38.7k | £38.8k | £38.8k |
| Profit per employee | £1.9k | £1.2k | £235 | £1.3k |
| Cash conversion | −200.8% | −232.5% | −549.6% | −229.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲1.2% | ▲2.9% | ▲1.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼34.2% | ▼79.7% | ▲439.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2.9% | ▲2.8% | ▲0.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £743k | £889k | £1.2m | £1.6m |
| Net assets | £9.6m | £9.6m | £9.6m | £9.8m |
| Fixed assets | £9.9m | £9.8m | £9.6m | £9.4m |
| Current assets | £2.1m | £2.3m | £2.5m | £3.1m |
| Debtors | £927k | £975k | £886k | £1.1m |
| Cash from operations | −£544k | −£451k | −£383k | −£459k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 55.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £38.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −229.9%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 220%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 24.8%
- 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
- ▲1%
- Now £9.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▲38%
- Now £1.6m
- Headcount
- ▲1%
- Now 110
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼2%
- Now £9.4m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £138k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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