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Company No. 10020601 · Incorporated 23 Feb 2016

Education Business Services (Stoke) Limited

Registered name: EDUCATION BUSINESS SERVICES (STOKE) LIMITED

Education Business Services (Stoke) Limited made £4.2m revenue and £263k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Education Business Services (Stoke) Limited’s revenue grew 31% to £4.2m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £263k profit and 159 employees. The company is classified under “other activities of employment placement agencies” and is based in Stoke-on-Trent; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 78109Other activities of employment placement agencies
Status
Active
Location
Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands
Age
10 yrs · since 2016
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Jul 2025

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverage
Revenue
£4.2m
Growth ▲31%
Profit
£263k
Growth ▲47.5%
Profit margin
6.3%
Gross 9.1%
Employees
159
Change ▲14.4%
Profit / employee
£1.7k
Revenue/employee £26.2k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Jul 202231 Jul 202331 Jul 202431 Jul 2025
DisclosureNo P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£2.6m£3.2m£4.2m
Cost of sales—£2.4m£2.9m£3.8m
Gross profit—£238k£289k£379k
Operating profit—£210k£238k£325k
Profit before tax—£210k£238k£325k
Profit after tax—£170k£178k£263k
Profit (best available)—£170k£178k£263k
Employees (average)138134139159
Ratios
Profit margin—6.5%5.6%6.3%
Gross margin—9.1%9.1%9.1%
Revenue per employee—£19.5k£22.9k£26.2k
Profit per employee—£1.3k£1.3k£1.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲21.6%▲31%
Profit growth——▲5.1%▲47.5%
Headcount growth—▼2.9%▲3.7%▲14.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£92.9k£49.7k£84.9k£113k
Net assets£100£100£100£100
Current assets£92.9k£49.7k£85.4k£113k
Debtors——£483—
SourceAbridgedAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
6.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
9.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£26.2k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£1.7k
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
0%
Now £100
Cash at bank
▲33%
Now £113k
Headcount
▲14%
Now 159
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £263k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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