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Company No. 07195004 · Incorporated 18 Mar 2010

Essex Schools Limited

Registered name: ESSEX SCHOOLS LIMITED

Part of Pace Topco Limited group

Essex Schools Limited made £4.8m revenue and £1.5m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.

Essex Schools Limited’s revenue fell 12% to £4.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £1.5m profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “general secondary education” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full profit & loss filedSection P · EducationSIC 85310General secondary education
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
16 yrs · since 2010
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2026

Key figures

Small team
Revenue
£4.8m
Growth ▼11.6%
Profit
£1.5m
Growth —
Profit margin
31.2%
Gross 20.4%
Employees
0
Change —
Profit / employee
—
 
Profitable streak
1yr
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202431 Mar 202531 Mar 2026
DisclosureProfit & lossProfit & lossProfit & loss
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£4.5m£5.4m£4.8m
Cost of sales−£3.5m−£4.4m−£3.8m
Gross profit£1m£1.1m£979k
Operating profit£675k£617k£637k
Profit before tax£947k−£1.4m£2m
Profit after tax£705k−£1m£1.5m
Profit (best available)£705k−£1m£1.5m
Employees (average)000
Ratios
Profit margin15.7%−18.9%31.2%
Gross margin23.2%19.6%20.4%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲20.2%▼11.6%
Profit growth—▼245.1%—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
31.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
20.4%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
—
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
—
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
—
Now 0
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Pace Topco Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Pace Bidco Limited75–100%
  3. Equitix Holdings Ltd75–100%
  4. Equitix Ma 1 Capital Eurobond B Limited75–100%
  5. Equitix Ma 1 Social Infrastructure Limited50–75%
  6. Essex Schools (Holdings) Limited75–100%
  7. Essex Schools (Midco) Limited75–100%
  8. Essex Schools Limitedthis company

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

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

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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £1.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026