R.E.A.L. EDUCATION LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-09 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-25
Watchouts
Cash
£5M
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4M
Equity attributable
Employees
202
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
Period ending 2025-04-30
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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6 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 · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £10,097,330 | £7,648,309 | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,115,098 | £1,845,028 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,115,098 | £1,845,028 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,532,460 | £1,378,590 | |
| Cash | £977,831 | £2,234,321 | £4,713,911 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,173,230 | £4,727,053 | £3,913,311 | |
| Net assets | £3,656,587 | £4,260,338 | £3,731,471 | |
| Equity | £3,656,587 | £4,260,338 | £3,731,471 | |
| Average employees | 203 | 205 | 202 | |
| Wages | — | £5,038,602 | £3,630,021 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £348,400 | £273,333 |
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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-08-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 20.9% | 24.1% | |
| Net margin | — | 15.2% | 18.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 44.7% | 47.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 31.3% | 55.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.50x | 1.33x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As detailed in Note 1, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, in support of which the Board has reviewed the Company's trading forecasts for the next 12 months taking into account the current macroeconomic environment. As a result, the directors are confident that the assumptions underlying these forecasts are reasonable and that the Company will be able to operate on this basis.”
Group structure
- R.E.A.L. EDUCATION LIMITED · parent
- R.E.A.L. Independent Schools Blidworth Limited
- R.E.A.L. Independent Schools Ilkeston Limited
- R.E.A.L. Independent Schools Hinkley Limited
- R.E.A.L. Alternative Provision School
Significant events
- “On 2 May 2025, the Company's ultimate parent company, Q&S Limited, was acquired by Aurora Care and Education Opco Limited for headline enterprise value before working capital and cash adjustments of £29,037,000. No further adjusting or significant non-adjusting events have occurred between 30 April 2025 and the date of authorisation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONALD, Kelvin Scott | Director | 2025-08-20 | Aug 1985 | British |
| NORTHALL, Rebecca Louise | Director | 2025-05-02 | Oct 1979 | British |
| PEARSON, Sharon | Director | 2025-05-02 | Feb 1975 | British |
| SLATER, Daniel Mark | Director | 2025-05-02 | Mar 1988 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Brian Charles | Secretary | 2008-06-25 | 2020-04-09 |
| SMITH, Nicola Frances Jean | Secretary | 2021-07-01 | 2025-05-02 |
| ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-06-25 | 2008-06-30 |
| BAILEY, Anne Teresa | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2016-10-10 |
| COSTELLO, Mark Richard | Director | 2025-05-02 | 2025-08-20 |
| HILL, Kelsey | Director | 2021-09-15 | 2025-05-02 |
| O'MALLEY, Adrian | Director | 2021-09-15 | 2025-05-02 |
| QUINN, Stephen Michael | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2025-05-02 |
| RYAN, Sean Francis | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2016-10-10 |
| SMITH, Brian Charles | Director | 2008-06-25 | 2020-04-09 |
| SMITH, Richard John | Director | 2008-06-25 | 2025-05-02 |
| ABERGAN REED LTD | Corporate Director | 2008-06-25 | 2008-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q&S Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2020-04-09 | Active |
| Mr Brian Charles Smith | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2017-06-25 | Ceased 2020-04-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-05-16 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-05-14 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-14 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-14 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-05-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 6
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.