South Bank University Enterprises Ltd.
Registered name: SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISES LTD.
Part of London South Bank University groupSouth Bank University Enterprises Ltd. made £3.7m revenue and £2m profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
South Bank University Enterprises Ltd.’s revenue fell 24% to £3.7m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £2m profit. The company is classified under “other business support service activities”; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Age
- 38 yrs · since 1988
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £5.5m | £4.9m | £3.7m |
| Cost of sales | −£2.9m | −£1.3m | −£1.2m |
| Gross profit | £2.6m | £3.5m | £2.5m |
| Operating profit | £1.3m | £3.5m | £2m |
| Profit before tax | £1.3m | £3.5m | £2m |
| Profit after tax | £1.3m | £3.5m | £2m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.3m | £3.5m | £2m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 24.5% | 71.1% | 53.8% |
| Gross margin | 47.9% | 72.6% | 68.7% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼11.5% | ▼24.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲157.1% | ▼42.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 53.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 68.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
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- 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
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- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- London South Bank Universityultimate parent75–100%
- South Bank University Enterprises Ltd.this company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- South Bank CollegesRev. £32.3m · Profit −£2.4m
- Lsbu Education LtdFigures not disclosed
- Lsbu LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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