International Education Systems Limited
Registered name: INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEMS LIMITED
International Education Systems Limited made £3.5m revenue and £51.1k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
International Education Systems Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £3.5m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £51.1k profit and 87 employees. The company is classified under “other education” and is based in Bristol; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bristol, South West
- Age
- 35 yrs · since 1991
- 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 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £3.2m | £3.2m | £3.5m |
| Cost of sales | −£491k | −£518k | −£567k |
| Gross profit | £2.7m | £2.7m | £3m |
| Operating profit | £6.4k | −£195k | £339k |
| Profit before tax | £170k | −£271k | £51.1k |
| Profit after tax | £170k | −£271k | £51.1k |
| Profit (best available) | £170k | −£271k | £51.1k |
| Employees (average) | 81 | 89 | 87 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 5.3% | −8.4% | 1.5% |
| Gross margin | 84.6% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £39.2k | £36.1k | £40.5k |
| Profit per employee | £2.1k | −£3k | £588 |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲1% | ▲9.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼259.4% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9.9% | ▼2.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 83.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £40.5k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £588
- 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
- ▼2%
- Now 87
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- A for E LimitedFigures not disclosed
- ST John's International School LimitedFigures not disclosed
- ST. John's School Trust (Sidmouth) LimitedFigures not disclosed
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 £51.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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