Star Pupil Topco Ltd
Registered name: STAR PUPIL TOPCO LTD
Part of Wild Peak Holdings Ltd groupStar Pupil Topco Ltd made £99m revenue and a £76.2m loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Star Pupil Topco Ltd’s revenue was £99m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £76.2m. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Sheffield; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 3 yrs · since 2023
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £91.1m | £99m |
| Cost of sales | −£3.5m | −£3.9m |
| Gross profit | £87.7m | £95.1m |
| Operating profit | −£35.1m | −£29.3m |
| Profit before tax | −£634k | −£74.6m |
| Profit after tax | −£635k | −£76.2m |
| Profit (best available) | −£635k | −£76.2m |
| Staff costs | £710k | — |
| Employees (average) | 1 | — |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −0.7% | −77% |
| Gross margin | 96.2% | 96.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £91.1m | — |
| Profit per employee | −£635k | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | £16.7m | — |
| Debtors | £1 | — |
| Deferred income | £9.4k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −77%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 96.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
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- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
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- Cash at bank
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- Headcount
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- Deferred income
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- Fixed assets
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Group structure
Ownership chain
- Wild Peak Holdings Ltdultimate parent50–75%
- Star Pupil Topco Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (2)
- Star Pupil Bidco LtdRev. £0 · Profit −£47.8m
- Star Pupil Midco I LtdFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
- Vip IV Nominees Limited 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£76.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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