Oxford Business College UK Limited
Registered name: OXFORD BUSINESS COLLEGE UK LIMITED
Oxford Business College UK Limited made £46.3m revenue and £7.9m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2024. read from filing text
Oxford Business College UK Limited’s revenue fell 7% to £46.3m in the year to 31 Aug 2024, with £7.9m profit and 141 employees. The company is classified under “post-secondary non-tertiary education” and is based in Oxford; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Oxford, South East
- Age
- 19 yrs · since 2006
- 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 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £40.7m | £49.7m | £46.3m |
| Cost of sales | £22.6m | £18.7m | £9.7m |
| Gross profit | £18.1m | £31m | £36.7m |
| Operating profit | £7.1m | £9.3m | £10.1m |
| Profit before tax | £7.1m | £9.5m | £10.5m |
| Profit after tax | £5.8m | £7.3m | £7.9m |
| Profit (best available) | £5.8m | £7.3m | £7.9m |
| Staff costs | £2m | £3.3m | — |
| Employees (average) | 172 | 265 | 141 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 14.3% | 14.7% | 17% |
| Gross margin | 44.6% | 62.4% | 79.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £237k | £188k | £329k |
| Profit per employee | £33.9k | £27.6k | £55.8k |
| Cash conversion | −188% | −189% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲22.2% | ▼6.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲25.4% | ▲7.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲54.1% | ▼46.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £15.2m | £26.8m | £11.3m |
| Net assets | £11.8m | £19m | £29.2m |
| Fixed assets | £5.8m | £8.1m | £8.7m |
| Current assets | £31.5m | £49.1m | £43.3m |
| Debtors | £15.9m | £14.1m | £0 |
| Cash from operations | −£13.3m | −£17.5m | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 17%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 79.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £329k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £55.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 18.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▲54%
- Now £29.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▼58%
- Now £11.3m
- Headcount
- ▼47%
- Now 141
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲8%
- Now £8.7m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Obc Fintech LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Skyspace Topco LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2024 (profit £7.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 17 Oct 2026
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