GL EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£203k
-98.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£18m
-12% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
3
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1.9m
-102.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Operating profit | £266,000 | -£697,000 | -£840,000 | -20.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£861,000 | £88,985,000 | -£1,884,000 | -102.1% | |
| Net profit | -£1,382,000 | £88,985,000 | -£1,884,000 | -102.1% | |
| Cash | £5,448,000 | £13,221,000 | £203,000 | -98.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,824,000 | -£7,209,000 | -£9,288,000 | -28.8% | |
| Net assets | £8,070,000 | -£15,724,000 | -£17,608,000 | -12% | |
| Equity | £8,070,000 | -£15,724,000 | -£17,608,000 | -12% | |
| Average employees | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,000,000 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £650,000 | £0 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 1.6% | — | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 96.9% | 114.7% | 118.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.89x | 0.77x | 0.73x | |
| Interest cover | 0.06x | -0.32x | -0.48x |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- GL EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED 2012-03-19 → present
- GRANADA LEARNING LIMITED 1998-03-28 → 2012-03-19
- YORKSHIRE INTERNATIONAL THOMSON MULTIMEDIA LIMITED 1994-12-30 → 1998-03-28
- ACADEMY TELEVISION LIMITED 1991-04-19 → 1994-12-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Nyman Libson Paul LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company is part of the Renaissance Learning Inc group (the "Group") and the Company's ability to operate as a going concern is directly linked to the Group's position.”
Group structure
- GL EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED · parent
- GL Assessment Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 52 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROXBURGH MILKINS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-06-27 | — | — |
| BAULEKE, Christopher | Director | 2023-03-31 | Apr 1967 | American |
| DITTERSDORF, Neal | Director | 2023-03-31 | Nov 1959 | American |
| WOLF, Ted Jeffrey | Director | 2024-11-01 | Aug 1977 | American |
Show 52 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERRY, Joanna | Secretary | — | 1995-11-10 |
| CARLTON, Simon | Secretary | 1995-11-10 | 1998-05-18 |
| CARLTON, Simon | Secretary | 1992-08-29 | 1994-12-19 |
| HODDER, Julie Alexandra | Secretary | 1991-09-02 | 1992-08-29 |
| HOLLAND, David Richard | Secretary | 2006-04-25 | 2007-06-29 |
| IRVING, Eleanor Kate | Secretary | 2002-12-03 | 2006-04-25 |
| MITCHELL, Jonathan Howard | Secretary | 1991-04-19 | 1991-09-02 |
| ROOK, Gail Ann | Secretary | 1998-05-18 | 2001-06-01 |
| TAUTZ, Helen Jane | Secretary | 2001-06-01 | 2006-04-25 |
| OVALSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2007-06-29 | 2009-05-05 |
| ROXBURGH MILKINS LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2009-05-06 | 2016-06-27 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-04-19 | 1991-04-19 |
| BLUNDELL, Phillip Robert | Director | 1994-12-22 | 1994-12-22 |
| BLUNDELL, Phillip Robert | Director | — | 1995-11-28 |
| BRADY, Nathan Patrick | Director | 2024-03-18 | 2024-11-01 |
| BRILL, Anthony George | Director | 1995-02-01 | 1995-11-08 |
| BROOKS, Alastair David | Director | 2020-01-06 | 2023-12-31 |
| BRYER, Christopher James | Director | 1995-11-08 | 1998-09-01 |
| BURNS, Julian Delisle | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| CASTRO, Nicholas | Director | 1994-12-22 | 1998-03-31 |
| COILE, Ralph John | Director | 1951-04-19 | 1991-06-12 |
| CRESSWELL, John | Director | 2001-11-30 | 2006-04-25 |
| DARGUE, Robert | Director | 2009-08-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| DEAN, Martin Raymond | Director | 1994-12-22 | 1995-02-01 |
| EAGLESTONE, Adrian Alexis | Director | 2009-08-01 | 2013-09-02 |
| FAIRLEY, John Alexander | Director | 1994-12-22 | 1995-04-20 |
| FOSTER, Geoffrey George | Director | 1991-06-12 | 1993-08-31 |
| FUHRUEISTER, Franz Gunter | Director | 1995-02-01 | 1998-01-29 |
| GAUVIN, Rodrigue Eugene | Director | 1995-02-01 | 1998-01-29 |
| GILL, Sarah | Director | 1992-05-29 | 1995-02-01 |
| GRAINGER, Alfred | Director | 1994-12-22 | 1998-01-29 |
| GYNGELL, Bruce | Director | 1995-11-08 | 1997-09-30 |
| HARRIS, Brian Frederick John | Director | 1991-06-12 | 1992-01-01 |
| HOENIGSBERG, Peter | Director | 1994-12-22 | 1995-02-01 |
| HOLDGATE, David Kenneth | Director | 1995-04-25 | 1998-09-01 |
| HOLLAND, David Richard | Director | 2006-04-25 | 2007-06-29 |
| IBBOTSON, Joanna | Director | 1994-12-20 | 1995-04-07 |
| JELLEY, Christopher Rodwell | Director | 1994-12-22 | 1995-02-01 |
| JONES, Brian Anthony | Director | — | 1993-08-31 |
| LEACH, Clive William | Director | 1991-12-05 | 1993-11-07 |
| MCKEE, Charles Dean Grant | Director | 1995-02-01 | 1995-08-31 |
| MIRON, Roger Anthony | Director | 1991-06-12 | 1994-12-20 |
| PROTHEROE, Christopher | Director | 1992-05-29 | 1994-01-24 |
| RICHARDSON, Dominic Leslie | Director | 2007-06-29 | 2009-08-01 |
| SMITH, David John | Director | 2006-04-25 | 2009-08-01 |
| TAYLOR, Kevan | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2001-11-30 |
| TILSLEY, Dean | Director | 2023-03-31 | 2023-08-18 |
| WARD, Nigel Maurice | Director | 1996-01-31 | 2006-12-31 |
| WATSON, Gregor Stanley | Director | 2013-09-02 | 2023-06-30 |
| WHITE, Nicholas Warren | Director | 1996-05-23 | 1998-01-29 |
| WOLF, Ted Jeffrey | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2024-03-18 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-04-19 | 1991-04-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance Learning Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-12-16 | Active |
| Assessments Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-12-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 250 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.