Melos Education Limited
Registered name: MELOS EDUCATION LIMITED
Part of Vespa Capital LLP groupMelos Education Limited made £30.4m revenue and a £1.7m loss in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Melos Education Limited’s revenue grew 438% to £30.4m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with a loss of £1.7m. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Liphook; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Liphook, South East
- Age
- 2 yrs · since 2024
- 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 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit & loss | Profit & loss |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £5.6m | £30.4m |
| Cost of sales | −£2.8m | −£12.6m |
| Gross profit | £2.8m | £17.8m |
| Operating profit | −£889k | £2.7m |
| Profit before tax | −£1.9m | −£748k |
| Profit after tax | −£1.5m | −£1.7m |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.5m | −£1.7m |
| Employees (average) | — | — |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −26.5% | −5.7% |
| Gross margin | 49.9% | 58.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲438.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −5.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 58.4%
- 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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- Now —
- 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
- Vespa Capital LLPultimate parent75–100%
- Vespa Capital III GP 1 Ltd75–100%
- Vespa Capital III GP LLP50–75%
- Melos Education Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Rocksteady Music School LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (2)
- Idem Capital LtdRev. — · Profit −£2.2m
- Orbus Capital LimitedRev. — · Profit −£1m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit −£1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026