Northampton Schools Limited
Registered name: NORTHAMPTON SCHOOLS LIMITED
Part of Amber Infrastructure Group Holdings Limited groupNorthampton Schools Limited made £27m revenue and £4.2m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Northampton Schools Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £27m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £4.2m profit. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 20 yrs · since 2005
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £24.4m | £25.5m | £27m |
| Cost of sales | −£20.4m | −£21.2m | −£22.7m |
| Gross profit | £4.1m | £4.3m | £4.3m |
| Operating profit | £1.1m | £1.2m | £1.4m |
| Profit before tax | £5m | £4.8m | £4.8m |
| Profit after tax | £4m | £3.8m | £4.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £4m | £3.8m | £4.2m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 16.4% | 15% | 15.5% |
| Gross margin | 16.6% | 16.8% | 15.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲4.5% | ▲5.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼4.7% | ▲9.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 15.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 15.8%
- 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
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- Headcount
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- Deferred income
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- Fixed assets
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Group structure
Ownership chain
- Amber Infrastructure Group Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Amber Infrastructure Holdings Two Limited75–100%
- Amber Infrastructure Holdings Limited75–100%
- Amber Infrastructure Group Limited75–100%
- International Public Partnerships GP Limited75–100%
- Ipp Holdings 1 Limited75–100%
- Ipp Bond Limited75–100%
- Ipp (PPP) Limited75–100%
- Northampton Schools Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (6)
- Calderdale Schools LimitedRev. £7m · Profit £890k
- Ipp Properties No. 2 LimitedRev. £2.6m · Profit £1m
- Ipp Properties (Calderdale Schools) LimitedRev. £0 · Profit £9k
- Wellesley Barracks LimitedRev. £0 · Profit £9k
- Northampton Schools (Highgate) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Northampton Schools (Ipp) LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £4.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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