PROTOCOL EDUCATION LIMITED
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Cash
£664k
-33.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£67m
+2.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
97
-23.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.3m
-38.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £50,705,000 | £45,663,000 | £37,797,000 | -17.2% | |
| Operating profit | £7,033,000 | £5,333,000 | £3,282,000 | -38.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,054,000 | £5,380,000 | £3,304,000 | -38.6% | |
| Net profit | £4,595,000 | £3,042,000 | £1,442,000 | -52.6% | |
| Cash | £879,000 | £1,005,000 | £664,000 | -33.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £62,673,000 | £65,715,000 | £67,157,000 | +2.2% | |
| Net assets | £62,673,000 | £65,715,000 | £67,157,000 | +2.2% | |
| Equity | £62,673,000 | £65,715,000 | £67,157,000 | +2.2% | |
| Average employees | 147 | 127 | 97 | -23.6% | |
| Wages | £6,353,000 | £5,702,000 | £4,483,000 | -21.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £195,000 | £285,000 | £212,000 | -25.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £13,000 | £22,000 | £17,000 | -22.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £56,000 | £85,000 | £40,000 | -52.9% |
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 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.9% | 11.7% | 8.7% | |
| Net margin | 9.1% | 6.7% | 3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.2% | 8.1% | 4.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 13.5% | 11.3% | 10.9% | |
| Current ratio | 7.36x | 8.86x | 9.14x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- PROTOCOL EDUCATION LIMITED 2005-01-04 → present
- PROTOCOL TEACHERS LIMITED 2001-06-20 → 2005-01-04
- SPRING EDUCATION LIMITED 1998-05-29 → 2001-06-20
- CATALYST EDUCATION LIMITED 1994-05-06 → 1998-05-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-07-09 | — | — |
| CHEALE, Caroline Ann | Director | 2024-04-26 | Jan 1976 | Irish |
| LITTLE, Simon James | Director | 2026-04-17 | Jul 1976 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURGESS, Simon Peter | Secretary | 2005-02-23 | 2008-09-04 |
| DAVIS, Brian Stuart | Secretary | 1999-09-24 | 2001-01-18 |
| FEDERICO, John | Secretary | 1996-03-31 | 1996-06-05 |
| FIELDING, Richard | Secretary | 2002-01-25 | 2002-08-28 |
| FIELDING, Richard | Secretary | 2001-01-18 | 2002-01-25 |
| GITTINS, John Anthony | Secretary | 1998-02-23 | 1999-09-24 |
| KELLY, Michael John | Secretary | 2008-12-09 | 2011-08-12 |
| MADDEN, Ann | Secretary | 1994-05-06 | 1996-03-31 |
| ROBACK, Jonathan Nicholas | Secretary | 2011-08-12 | 2024-04-21 |
| STEVENS, Geoffrey Robert | Secretary | 2002-08-28 | 2005-02-23 |
| WALL, David George | Secretary | 1996-06-05 | 1998-02-23 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-05-06 | 1994-05-06 |
| BOWMAN, John Vincent | Director | 2011-08-12 | 2022-06-17 |
| CHAPMAN, Karl Edward Kevin Thomas | Director | 1998-02-23 | 2000-05-30 |
| DAVY, Michael Robert | Director | 2005-05-16 | 2007-03-20 |
| DAVY, Michael Robert | Director | 2002-10-30 | 2003-01-29 |
| FIELDING, Richard | Director | 2001-01-18 | 2002-11-07 |
| FOX, Patrick Adam Charles | Director | 2007-05-02 | 2009-10-01 |
| GITTINS, John Anthony | Director | 1998-02-23 | 1999-09-24 |
| GLENDAY, Douglas Alexander | Director | 2022-06-17 | 2025-07-21 |
| GORDON, George Michael Winston | Director | 1999-12-24 | 2001-01-18 |
| HARRINGTON, Lisa Catherine | Director | 2024-04-26 | 2025-06-02 |
| IZZA, Michael Donald Mccartney | Director | 1999-12-24 | 2001-01-18 |
| LAWRENCE, Stephen Francis | Director | 2005-06-09 | 2017-11-29 |
| LENNOX, Geoffrey | Director | 2001-01-18 | 2002-11-07 |
| LEWIS, Derek Compton | Director | 2007-02-20 | 2011-08-12 |
| MADDEN, Ann | Director | 1994-05-06 | 1998-02-23 |
| MADDEN, Phillip Joseph | Director | 1994-05-06 | 1996-03-31 |
| NORTH, Simon Lewis | Director | 2005-09-29 | 2007-11-23 |
| ROBACK, Jonathan Nicholas | Director | 2011-08-12 | 2024-04-21 |
| ROWLEY, John | Director | 2003-01-29 | 2005-05-16 |
| STEVENS, Geoffrey Robert | Director | 2005-04-19 | 2007-03-13 |
| STEVENS, Geoffrey Robert | Director | 2002-08-28 | 2005-02-28 |
| SWAIN, Penelope | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2024-03-12 |
| TURNER, Andrew | Director | 2025-07-21 | 2026-04-17 |
| WILKINSON, David Lawrence | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2011-08-12 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-05-06 | 1994-05-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education Personnel Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 201 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-08-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
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- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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