University Centre Quayside Limited
Registered name: UNIVERSITY CENTRE QUAYSIDE LIMITED
University Centre Quayside Limited made £3.2m revenue and £348k profit in the year to 28 Feb 2026.
University Centre Quayside Limited’s revenue grew 23% to £3.2m in the year to 28 Feb 2026, with £348k profit and 35 employees. The company is classified under “first-degree level higher education” and is based in Newcastle Upon Tyne; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East
- Age
- 29 yrs · since 1997
- 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 | 28 Feb 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 | 28 Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.4m | £2.6m | £3.2m |
| Cost of sales | £1.6m | £1.7m | £2.1m |
| Gross profit | £806k | £854k | £1.1m |
| Operating profit | £136k | £158k | £449k |
| Profit before tax | £154k | £179k | £465k |
| Profit after tax | £115k | £135k | £348k |
| Profit (best available) | £115k | £135k | £348k |
| Employees (average) | 33 | 33 | 35 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 4.7% | 5.3% | 11.1% |
| Gross margin | 33.1% | 33.4% | 33.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £73.8k | £77.5k | £90k |
| Profit per employee | £3.5k | £4.1k | £10k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲4.9% | ▲23.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲17.7% | ▲157.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲6.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 11.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 33.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £90k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £10k
- 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
- ▲6%
- Now 35
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 28 Feb 2026 (profit £348k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026
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