London College of Contemporary Arts Ltd
Registered name: LONDON COLLEGE OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS LTD
Part of Global Academic Holdings Ltd groupLondon College of Contemporary Arts Ltd made £54.2m revenue and £11.9m profit in the year to 31 May 2025. read from filing text
London College of Contemporary Arts Ltd’s revenue was £54.2m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £11.9m profit and 160 employees. The company is classified under “first-degree level higher education” and is based in London; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 14 yrs · since 2011
- Type
- Private Limited Company
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. From the filing: “The immediate parent undertaking is Global University Systems Holding B.V., a company incorporated in The Netherlands.”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jul 2021 | 31 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Profit only | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £16.1m | £25.4m | £54.2m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £5.1m | £8.1m | £15.2m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £11m | £17.2m | £39m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £4.6m | £3.5m | £15.9m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £4.6m | £3.5m | £15.8m |
| Profit after tax | — | £204k | £551k | £3.5m | £11.9m |
| Profit (best available) | — | £204k | £551k | £3.5m | £11.9m |
| Employees (average) | 16 | 48 | 62 | 109 | 160 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 3.4% | 13.8% | 22% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 68.4% | 67.9% | 72% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £260k | £233k | £339k |
| Profit per employee | — | £4.3k | £8.9k | £32.1k | £74.4k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | −96.6% | −418% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲169.7% | — | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲200% | ▲29.2% | — | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £278 | £1.7m | £1.5m | £8.2m | £4.4m |
| Net assets | £3.9m | £4.1m | £4.6m | £12.2m | £24.1m |
| Fixed assets | £733k | £933k | £3.4m | £5.2m | £12.9m |
| Current assets | £4.2m | £5.9m | £9.1m | £26.8m | £75.4m |
| Debtors | £52.4k | £4.3k | £37.7k | £55.2k | £10.2k |
| Cash from operations | — | — | −£4.5m | −£14.7m | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 22%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 72%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £339k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £74.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 23.8%
- 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
- —
- Now £24.1m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £4.4m
- Headcount
- —
- Now 160
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £12.9m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Global Academic Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Gah Midco Ltd75–100%
- Gah Holdco Ltd75–100%
- Gah Education Holding Limited75–100%
- Lake International Ltd75–100%
- London College of Contemporary Arts Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- The University of Law LimitedRev. £173m · Profit £3.2m
- L-J Finco LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £11.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026
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