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Company No. 05019430 · Incorporated 19 Jan 2004

Acorn Care and Education Limited

Registered name: ACORN CARE AND EDUCATION LIMITED

Part of Oasis Midco 1 Limited group

Acorn Care and Education Limited made £76.3m revenue and £33m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Acorn Care and Education Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £76.3m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £33m profit and 628 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Bolton; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSIC 70100Activities of head offices
Status
Active
Location
Bolton
Age
22 yrs · since 2004
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

Revenue
£76.3m
Growth ▼4.2%
Profit
£33m
Growth ▼49.6%
Profit margin
43.3%
 
Employees
628
Change ▲84.2%
Profit / employee
£52.6k
Revenue/employee £122k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data
3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Aug 202331 Aug 202431 Aug 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£59m£79.6m£76.3m
Operating profit£35.5m£81.5m£43.9m
Profit before tax£35.6m£81.8m£44.5m
Profit after tax£28m£65.6m£33m
Profit (best available)£28m£65.6m£33m
Employees (average)228341628
Ratios
Profit margin47.4%82.4%43.3%
Revenue per employee£259k£234k£122k
Profit per employee£123k£192k£52.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲35.1%▼4.2%
Profit growth—▲134.7%▼49.6%
Headcount growth—▲49.6%▲84.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
43.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£122k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£52.6k
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.
Indirect — not revenue

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
▲84%
Now 628
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Oasis Midco 1 Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Oasis Bidco 1 Limited75–100%
  3. SSCP Spring Midco 1A Limited75–100%
  4. SSCP Spring Midco 1B Limited75–100%
  5. SSCP Spring Midco 2 Limited75–100%
  6. SSCP Spring Bidco Limited75–100%
  7. Outcomes First 1 Limited75–100%
  8. Outcomes First 2 Limited75–100%
  9. Outcomes First 3 Limited75–100%
  10. Outcomes First 4 Limited75–100%
  11. Acorn Care and Education Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (24)

Sister companies (7)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £33m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 25 Oct 2026

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