BIMM UNIVERSITY LIMITED
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Cash
£685K
-82.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£170M
+11.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
567
+21.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£17M
-37.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £76,283,065 | £70,874,765 | £64,405,294 | -9.1% | |
| Operating profit | £18,564,531 | £28,102,318 | £17,400,832 | -38.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £18,523,298 | £28,016,288 | £17,459,243 | -37.7% | |
| Net profit | £17,365,195 | £29,474,355 | £17,489,024 | -40.7% | |
| Cash | £8,078,784 | £3,921,980 | £685,381 | -82.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £124,954,695 | £152,861,113 | £170,498,905 | +11.5% | |
| Net assets | £122,453,809 | £151,889,070 | £169,514,273 | +11.6% | |
| Equity | £122,453,809 | £151,889,070 | £169,514,273 | +11.6% | |
| Average employees | 692 | 468 | 567 | +21.2% | |
| Wages | £19,216,427 | £13,836,486 | £15,198,427 | +9.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £113,401 | £121,349 | — | — |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 24.3% | 39.7% | 27.0% | |
| Net margin | 22.8% | 41.6% | 27.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.9% | 18.4% | 10.2% | |
| Current ratio | 3.32x | 3.69x | 2.72x |
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
- BIMM UNIVERSITY LIMITED 2022-07-04 → present
- BIMM LIMITED 2007-08-20 → 2022-07-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing BIMM University Limited group's and company's forecasts and considering their profit and net assets at the year end and based on the expected continued financial support of the ultimate parent company, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group and company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence and to meet their liabilities and obligations for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least 12 months from the date of these accounts.”
Group structure
- BIMM UNIVERSITY LIMITED · parent
- No.7 Limited 100%
- Tech Music Schools Limited 100%
- BIMM Dublin Limited 100%
- Performers College Limited 100%
- Northern Ballet School
Significant events
- “The group banking facilities were refreshed after the year end in January 2026 when an additional investment of £8,000,000 was received along with cash for sale of property of £5,000,000. These cash events further bolster the Group's financial position and going concern status.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEACOCK, Timothy Alexander William | Secretary | 2025-11-30 | — | — |
| BLACK, Gavin William | Director | 2025-11-30 | Sep 1973 | British |
| COADY, Bernard Julien | Director | 2022-08-08 | Oct 1979 | British |
| HUNT, Mark Andrew, Professor | Director | 2019-02-28 | May 1960 | British |
| ROBERT-MURPHY, Olivier Pierre Marie Jean | Director | 2026-02-28 | Jul 1966 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARSWELL, Adam Peter | Secretary | 2015-06-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| CARSWELL, Adam Peter | Secretary | 2011-11-11 | 2012-10-17 |
| CLAYMAN, Sarah Vivienne | Secretary | 2007-08-20 | 2011-09-27 |
| COLLINS, Ian | Secretary | 2022-08-30 | 2023-04-30 |
| FROGBROOK, Nicholas Edward | Secretary | 2012-10-17 | 2015-06-01 |
| PAGE, Fiona Jayne | Secretary | 2023-08-31 | 2025-11-30 |
| YEBOAH, Bernard Okae | Secretary | 2021-08-31 | 2022-06-23 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2007-08-20 | 2007-08-20 |
| CARSWELL, Adam Peter | Director | 2011-11-11 | 2023-03-20 |
| CLAYMAN, Sarah Vivienne | Director | 2007-08-20 | 2011-09-27 |
| COLLINS, Ian | Director | 2022-08-08 | 2023-04-30 |
| COX, Alistair | Director | 2019-02-28 | 2022-07-15 |
| DICKINSON, Bruce John | Director | 2007-08-20 | 2011-09-27 |
| FRAMPTON, Jeremy John, Dr | Director | 2019-02-28 | 2020-10-19 |
| FROGBROOK, Nicholas Edward | Director | 2012-10-17 | 2015-06-01 |
| HAMILTON, Vaseema | Director | 2011-11-11 | 2019-02-28 |
| JONES-OWEN, David | Director | 2022-12-02 | 2026-02-28 |
| JONES-OWEN, David | Director | 2015-11-04 | 2019-02-28 |
| KEYES, Richard Damian | Director | 2007-08-20 | 2008-08-26 |
| MYERS, David John | Director | 2011-11-11 | 2016-01-25 |
| NIXON, Kevin Donald | Director | 2007-08-20 | 2011-09-16 |
| PAGE, Fiona Jayne | Director | 2023-08-31 | 2025-11-30 |
| WADSWORTH, Antony Ronald | Director | 2019-02-28 | 2021-09-30 |
| WELTMAN, Andrew | Director | 2020-10-19 | 2022-08-08 |
| YEBOAH, Bernard Okae | Director | 2019-02-28 | 2022-06-23 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-08-20 | 2007-08-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bimm Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-22 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2026-01-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.