BLOOMSBURY INSTITUTE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-28 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-14
Watchouts
Cash
£5M
+276.5% vs 2024
Net assets
-£826K
-135.4% vs 2024
Employees
83
-27.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£3M
-206.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £11,464,802 | £8,040,983 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£1,370,505 | -£3,226,672 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£1,030,880 | -£3,162,157 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£1,030,880 | -£3,162,157 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,258,370 | £4,737,727 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £2,335,968 | -£826,189 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £2,335,968 | -£826,189 | |
| Equity | £942,479 | £1,254,046 | — | — | — | £2,335,968 | -£826,189 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | 83 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £4,325,127 | £3,887,141 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £472,000 | £507,037 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
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Turnover
-29.9%
£11,464,802 £8,040,983
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Cash
+276.5%
£1,258,370 £4,737,727
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Net assets
-135.4%
£2,335,968 -£826,189
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Employees
-27.2%
114 83
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Operating profit
-135.4%
-£1,370,505 -£3,226,672
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Profit before tax
-206.7%
-£1,030,880 -£3,162,157
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Wages
-10.1%
£4,325,127 £3,887,141
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -12.0% | -40.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -9.0% | -39.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -58.7% | 390.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.97x | 0.82x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | -13444.47x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BLOOMSBURY INSTITUTE LIMITED 2018-09-27 → present
- LONDON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT LIMITED 2002-08-29 → 2018-09-27
- SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES LONDON LIMITED 2002-08-14 → 2002-08-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this, the directors have concluded that the company has adequate resources to continue in its operational existence. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- BLOOMSBURY INSTITUTE LIMITED · parent
- Bloomsbury Institute India Private Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The company has incurred another financial loss in the current year.”
- “The government's latest announcement to increase domestic fees from September 2025 is welcome news to the sector.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNARD, Michiel | Director | 2025-07-23 | Mar 1955 | South African |
| JONCK, Riaan | Director | 2025-07-23 | Mar 1972 | South African |
| LEVY, Mark | Director | 2024-09-01 | Aug 1957 | British |
| MANNING, Andrew | Director | 2025-04-27 | Mar 1965 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREWS, Alistair | Secretary | 2006-06-26 | 2009-01-30 |
| BAILEY, David Christopher | Secretary | 2002-08-14 | 2003-06-23 |
| BUNBURY, Leroy | Secretary | 2021-07-19 | 2022-05-30 |
| FORSBLAD, Thor Johan | Secretary | 2016-09-30 | 2017-04-25 |
| HALL, Marshall Glenn, Professor | Secretary | 2003-06-23 | 2005-05-15 |
| JACKSON, Maria | Secretary | 2022-05-30 | 2025-09-09 |
| JACKSON, Maria | Secretary | 2017-04-25 | 2021-07-19 |
| KRIEFMAN, Brian Jeffrey | Secretary | 2005-02-08 | 2006-04-24 |
| THE COMPANY REGISTRATION AGENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-08-14 | 2002-08-14 |
| BAKER, Clifford Malcolm | Director | 2013-05-29 | 2013-06-20 |
| BARNARD, Michiel Christiaan | Director | 2006-07-24 | 2016-09-30 |
| BARTLETT, Keith Martin | Director | 2021-11-01 | 2023-11-15 |
| BOLTON, Trevor John | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| BUSHELL, Roland John | Director | 2002-08-14 | 2004-01-05 |
| COOK, Carol Anne | Director | 2017-05-25 | 2025-04-17 |
| FAIRHURST, John | Director | 2013-06-25 | 2025-06-05 |
| FELLOWES, Melanie | Director | 2022-11-01 | 2025-10-31 |
| FORSBLAD, Thor Johan | Director | 2017-04-25 | 2022-05-31 |
| HALL, Marshall Glenn, Professor | Director | 2002-11-01 | 2006-10-01 |
| HAYGREEN, Karen | Director | 2002-08-14 | 2004-11-17 |
| HOLBROOK, Victoria Suzanne | Director | 2023-02-01 | 2023-11-29 |
| JHAVERI, Noormahomed Omar | Director | 2016-09-30 | 2021-06-09 |
| JONCK, Riaan | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2016-09-30 |
| KARIM, Shabnam | Director | 2020-06-26 | 2026-01-22 |
| MORTIMER, Thomas Richard | Director | 2016-09-30 | 2022-05-09 |
| PISAVADI, Abdultaiyab | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2025-06-30 |
| LUCIENE JAMES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-08-14 | 2002-08-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldwait Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 172 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-09-06 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-08-22 CC01 Notice restriction on company articles
- 2024-08-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-22 | CC01 | change-of-constitution | Notice restriction on company articles | |
| 2024-08-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 5
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.