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Company No. 10548463 · Incorporated 5 Jan 2017

The Rowan School Ltd

Registered name: THE ROWAN SCHOOL LTD

Part of Melrose Education Holdings Limited group

The Rowan School Ltd made £1.6m revenue and £638k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2022.

The Rowan School Ltd’s revenue grew 2% to £1.6m in the year to 31 Aug 2022, with £638k profit and 16 employees. The company is classified under “primary education” and is based in Guildford; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection P · EducationSIC 85200Primary education
Status
Active
Location
Guildford, South East
Age
9 yrs · since 2017
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: “Melrose Education Holdings Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2022

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverageDoing more with less
Revenue
£1.6m
Growth ▲2%
Profit
£638k
Growth ▲274.1%
Profit margin
40.7%
Gross 95.4%
Employees
16
Change ▼11.1%
Profit / employee
£39.9k
Revenue/employee £97.9k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Aug 202131 Aug 2022
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£1.5m£1.6m
Cost of sales£48.3k£72.3k
Gross profit£1.5m£1.5m
Operating profit£311k£789k
Profit before tax£310k£788k
Profit after tax£171k£638k
Profit (best available)£171k£638k
Employees (average)1816
Ratios
Profit margin11.1%40.7%
Gross margin96.9%95.4%
Revenue per employee£85.3k£97.9k
Profit per employee£9.5k£39.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲2%
Profit growth—▲274.1%
Headcount growth—▼11.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£360k£211k
Net assets£246k£884k
Fixed assets£57.5k£57k
Current assets£384k£1.5m
Debtors£0£341k
Deferred income£29.8k£457k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
40.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
95.4%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£97.9k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£39.9k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
3.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
29.1%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
21.8%
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
▲260%
Now £884k
Cash at bank
▼41%
Now £211k
Headcount
▼11%
Now 16
Deferred income
▲1431%
Now £457k
Fixed assets
▼1%
Now £57k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Melrose Education Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Melrose Education Investments Limited75–100%
  3. Melrose Education Limited75–100%
  4. The Rowan School Ltdthis company

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

Sister companies (13)

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

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2022 (profit £638k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2023. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 12 Oct 2026

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