KAPLAN HIGHER EDUCATION UK LIMITED
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Cash
£988K
-7.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.1M
+81.4% vs 2024
Employees
124
+4.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.3M
+39.5% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £16,650,000 | £16,912,000 | £19,167,000 | +13.3% | |
| Operating profit | £3,909,000 | £3,058,000 | £4,041,000 | +32.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,909,000 | £3,058,000 | £4,265,000 | +39.5% | |
| Net profit | £2,814,000 | £2,312,000 | £3,200,000 | +38.4% | |
| Cash | £1,146,000 | £1,064,000 | £988,000 | -7.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,620,000 | £3,932,000 | £7,132,000 | +81.4% | |
| Net assets | £8,620,000 | £3,932,000 | £7,132,000 | +81.4% | |
| Equity | £8,620,000 | £3,932,000 | £7,132,000 | +81.4% | |
| Average employees | 117 | 119 | 124 | +4.2% | |
| Wages | £3,535,000 | £4,043,000 | £4,333,000 | +7.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 23.5% | 18.1% | 21.1% | |
| Net margin | 16.9% | 13.7% | 16.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 45.3% | 77.8% | 56.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 74.1% | 64.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.40x | 1.35x | 1.54x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. 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 1 time since incorporation
- KAPLAN HIGHER EDUCATION UK LIMITED 2026-02-27 → present
- KAPLAN OPEN LEARNING (ESSEX) LIMITED 2007-05-11 → 2026-02-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the reporting date, the Company changed its name to Kaplan Higher Education UK Limited on 28 February 2026 and incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, Kaplan Higher Education UK (Essex) Limited, to undertake its operational activities from 1 January 2026. Ownership of Kaplan Higher Education UK (Liverpool) Limited was also transferred to Kaplan Higher Education UK Limited on 30 March 2026. As a result, the Company has become a parent company and will prepare consolidated financial statements going forward.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, Andrew Gareth | Secretary | 2023-02-13 | — | — |
| JONES, David | Director | 2015-11-17 | Apr 1952 | British |
| PITTMAN, Nicola | Director | 2024-03-15 | Mar 1983 | British |
| THICK, Andrew Vincent Alexander | Director | 2015-11-17 | May 1954 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATON, Susan Mary | Secretary | 2007-05-11 | 2012-02-23 |
| HALL, Charles Edward Remy Morland | Director | 2007-05-11 | 2009-11-30 |
| HOUILLON, Peter | Director | 2010-09-27 | 2015-11-18 |
| PATON, Susan Mary | Director | 2007-05-11 | 2012-02-23 |
| WEHNES, Jose Kelly | Director | 2009-11-30 | 2010-09-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaplan International Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-07-10 |
| Kaplan Open Learning Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 66 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-27 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2026-02-27 NM06 Change of name request comments
- 2026-02-27 CONNOT Change of name notice
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-27 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2026-02-27 | NM06 | change-of-name | Change of name request comments | |
| 2026-02-27 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.