JOHN CATT EDUCATIONAL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-08 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-25
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£884K
+245% vs 2023
Employees
14
-6.7% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£693K
+205.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £3,705,216 | £3,305,259 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £227,126 | £693,459 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £226,844 | £693,459 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£5,652 | £702,753 | |
| Cash | £178,422 | £494,682 | £946,544 | £1,293 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,042,863 | £1,637,743 | £2,404,295 | £276,914 | £883,983 | |
| Net assets | £701,976 | £1,307,186 | £2,095,327 | £256,230 | £883,983 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £256,230 | £883,983 | |
| Average employees | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £540,859 | £439,255 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-10.8%
£3,705,216 £3,305,259
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Cash
—
Not reported
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Net assets
+245%
£256,230 £883,983
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Employees
-6.7%
15 14
lowest in 5 filed years
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Operating profit
+205.3%
£227,126 £693,459
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Profit before tax
+205.7%
£226,844 £693,459
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Wages
-18.8%
£540,859 £439,255
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 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 6.1% | 21.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -0.2% | 21.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 82.0% | 78.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 62.3% | 39.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.69x | 2.55x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 705.36x | — |
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
- JOHN CATT EDUCATIONAL LIMITED 2006-09-01 → present
- JONCHRIS LTD 2006-03-30 → 2006-09-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Constantin, Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In assessing going concern, there was consideration of the potential impacts of high inflation and cost of living crisis on the Company's forecasts; the directors are satisified that the Company will be able to meet its obligations as they fall due and therefore that the going concern basis of preparation remains appropriate.”
Significant events
- “The Company paid dividends of £75,000 for the year ended 31st December 2024 (Year ended 31st August 2023: £2,500,000).”
- “The Company's cash in hand and intercompany balances have decreased by £4,380,101, as the Company now utilises group facilities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRIGHT, Dylan Matthew | Secretary | 2026-04-01 | — | — |
| SHELLEY, David Richard | Director | 2021-11-30 | Apr 1976 | British |
| WRIGHT, Dylan Matthew | Director | 2026-04-01 | Mar 1973 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE CACQUERAY, Pierre | Secretary | 2021-11-30 | 2026-04-01 |
| EVANS, Christine | Secretary | 2006-03-30 | 2014-04-08 |
| AHIER, David | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2008-07-18 |
| BARNES, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2014-04-08 | 2021-11-30 |
| BINGHAM, Derek | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2016-08-31 |
| DE CACQUERAY, Pierre | Director | 2021-11-30 | 2026-04-01 |
| EVANS, Christine | Director | 2006-03-30 | 2014-04-08 |
| EVANS, Jonathan | Director | 2006-03-30 | 2014-04-08 |
| RUDGE, James | Director | 2014-04-08 | 2021-11-30 |
| SHARRATT, Alex James Martin | Director | 2013-04-15 | 2021-11-30 |
| TRIBE, Elisabeth Jane | Director | 2021-11-30 | 2023-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Hachette Group Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75% | 2024-12-16 | Active |
| Vivendi Se | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-12-01 | Ceased 2024-12-16 |
| Hachette Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-09-20 | Active |
| Lagardère Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-09-20 | Active |
| Hachette Uk (Holdings) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-09-20 | Active |
| Deben Publishing Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-09-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 97 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-30 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2024-10-30 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.