TRIBAL GROUP PLC
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Cash
£11M
+115.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£60M
+16.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
910
+3.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£12M
+113.2% 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 | £85,750,000 | £90,008,000 | £92,514,000 | +2.8% | |
| Operating profit | £7,261,000 | £12,465,000 | £13,819,000 | +10.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,630,000 | £5,858,000 | £12,492,000 | +113.2% | |
| Net profit | £5,294,000 | £5,488,000 | £8,928,000 | +62.7% | |
| Cash | £6,797,000 | £5,293,000 | £11,418,000 | +115.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £67,352,000 | £63,497,000 | £60,824,000 | -4.2% | |
| Net assets | £48,475,000 | £51,466,000 | £59,897,000 | +16.4% | |
| Equity | £48,475,000 | £51,466,000 | £59,897,000 | +16.4% | |
| Average employees | 938 | 883 | 910 | +3.1% | |
| Wages | £46,691,000 | £44,596,000 | £44,311,000 | -0.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,311,464 | £735,123 | £888,762 | +20.9% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.5% | 13.8% | 14.9% | |
| Net margin | 6.2% | 6.1% | 9.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.8% | 19.6% | 22.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 57.3% | 54.5% | 45.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.60x | 0.53x | 0.58x | |
| Interest cover | 7.73x | 10.64x | 19.57x |
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
- TRIBAL GROUP PLC 2001-01-23 → present
- TRIBAL SERVICES PLC 2000-12-15 → 2001-01-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At 31 December 2025, the Group had cash and cash equivalents of £11.4m (2024: £5.3m) and borrowings of £Nil (2024: £8.0m). The Group has no material uncertainties regarding going concern and a clean audit opinion.”
Group structure
- TRIBAL GROUP PLC · parent
- Tribal Education Limited 100%
- Tribal Holdings Limited 100%
- International Graduate Insight Group Limited 100%
- Tribal Dynamics Limited 100%
- Tribal Dynamics Holdings Limited 100%
- Semestry Limited 100%
- Semestry Netherlands BV 100%
- Higher Education Software Corporation PTY Limited 100%
- Tribal Campus PTY Limited 100%
- Tribal Group PTY Limited 100%
- Celtio Software Services PTY Limited 100%
- Tribal Middle East WLL Limited 100%
- Tribal Group (Malaysia) SDN BHD 100%
- Tribal Systems Global Limited 100%
- Tribal Software Philippines INC 100%
- Class Measures Inc 100%
- Class Measures Limited 100%
- Empowering Education International Limited 100%
- Empowering Education Australia PTY Limited 100%
- Empowering Education New Zealand Limited 100%
- Empowering Education International Educational Consultancy LLC 100%
- Tribal Arabco Co. for Business Service 100%
- Tribal Group Assat Co. PTY Limited 100%
Significant events
- “FY25 has been a strategically important year for Tribal. We delivered a strong trading performance, exceeded market expectations from the start of the year on an adjusted EBITDA, and, importantly, returned the Group to a sustainable net cash position.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCINTYRE, Diane Josephine | Secretary | 2021-09-15 | — | — |
| HALKES, Nigel, Mr. | Director | 2020-01-20 | Sep 1955 | British |
| LAST, Richard | Director | 2015-11-17 | Jul 1957 | British |
| MCDOWELL, Roger Steven | Director | 2015-11-17 | May 1955 | British |
| MCINTYRE, Diane Josephine, Cfo | Director | 2021-06-01 | Sep 1973 | British |
| PICKETT, Mark Jeremy | Director | 2016-06-30 | Feb 1961 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BREACH, Stephen Derrick | Secretary | 2010-04-01 | 2014-05-16 |
| COLLINS, Richard Hawke | Secretary | 2004-11-16 | 2010-03-31 |
| EWIN, Robert Mark | Secretary | 2014-05-16 | 2016-08-26 |
| LAWTON, Simon Marcus | Secretary | 2001-01-23 | 2004-11-16 |
| LEWIS, Kenneth Myles | Secretary | 2020-08-28 | 2021-09-15 |
| PICKETT, Mark Jeremy | Secretary | 2016-08-26 | 2020-08-27 |
| OVALSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-12-15 | 2001-01-23 |
| BALL, Simon Peter | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2014-05-16 |
| BOWLES, Ian James | Director | 2016-02-17 | 2018-08-28 |
| BREACH, Stephen Derrick | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2016-06-30 |
| COLLINS, Andrew Dominic John Bucke | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2005-03-24 |
| CREWE, Robin John | Director | 2012-07-03 | 2015-12-31 |
| EGAN, David John | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2016-10-31 |
| EVANS, Keith Martin, Dr | Director | 2011-02-22 | 2015-07-03 |
| FORBES, Sheila Mary | Director | 2004-05-25 | 2007-09-03 |
| HUNT, Miles William Rupert | Director | 2001-01-23 | 2004-09-30 |
| INNES KER, Katherine Christina Mary, Dr | Director | 2008-11-01 | 2015-11-16 |
| LAWTON, Simon Marcus | Director | 2001-01-23 | 2009-12-31 |
| LEWIS, Duncan James Daragon | Director | 2015-06-08 | 2016-03-19 |
| MACPHERSON, Philip Strone Stewart | Director | 2004-03-10 | 2010-05-20 |
| MARTIN, Peter John | Director | 2001-01-23 | 2011-04-30 |
| MASTERS, Mathew Simon Dexter | Director | 2009-10-21 | 2012-08-13 |
| ORMEROD, John | Director | 2009-10-21 | 2015-12-31 |
| PITMAN, Henry John | Director | 2001-01-23 | 2008-03-26 |
| ROOTS, William | Director | 2001-01-23 | 2003-09-19 |
| STEVENSON, Timothy Edwin Paul | Director | 2004-05-25 | 2008-11-30 |
| TELLING, David Malcolm | Director | 2001-01-23 | 2003-09-30 |
| THOMPSON, David George Fossett | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2009-10-21 |
| OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-12-15 | 2001-01-23 |
| OVALSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-12-15 | 2001-01-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 389 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-12-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-12-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-10-07 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2022-10-07 | CERT21 | capital | Certificate capital cancellation share premium account | |
| 2022-10-07 | OC138 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2022-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-09-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-08-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
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.