KAPLAN HIGHER EDUCATION UK (LIVERPOOL) LIMITED
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Cash
£205K
-4.7% vs 2024
Net assets
-£2.2M
+51.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
84
+6.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.1M
+159.7% highest in 3 filed years
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.
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Negative shareholders' funds
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 | £6,125,000 | £9,400,000 | £12,230,000 | +30.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£865,000 | £1,197,000 | £3,060,000 | +155.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£865,000 | £1,197,000 | £3,109,000 | +159.7% | |
| Net profit | -£730,000 | £920,000 | £2,345,000 | +154.9% | |
| Cash | £205,000 | £215,000 | £205,000 | -4.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£5,502,000 | -£4,582,000 | -£2,237,000 | +51.2% | |
| Net assets | -£5,502,000 | -£4,582,000 | -£2,237,000 | +51.2% | |
| Equity | -£5,502,000 | -£4,582,000 | -£2,237,000 | +51.2% | |
| Average employees | 71 | 79 | 84 | +6.3% | |
| Wages | £2,450,000 | £2,830,000 | £3,061,000 | +8.2% | |
| 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. 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 | -14.1% | 12.7% | 25.0% | |
| Net margin | -11.9% | 9.8% | 19.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.66x | 0.67x | 0.69x |
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
- KAPLAN HIGHER EDUCATION UK (LIVERPOOL) LIMITED 2026-02-27 → present
- KAPLAN OPEN LEARNING (LIVERPOOL) LIMITED 2019-05-03 → 2026-02-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, the immediate parent undertaking of the Company changed from Kaplan Open Learning Limited to Kaplan Higher Education UK Limited on 30 March 2026. Kaplan Higher Education UK Limited is incorporated in England and Wales and has the same registered address as the previous parent company at Palace House, 3 Cathedral Street, London, SE1 9DE.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, Andrew Gareth | Secretary | 2023-01-30 | — | — |
| JONES, David | Director | 2019-05-03 | Apr 1952 | British |
| PITTMAN, Nicola | Director | 2024-03-15 | Mar 1983 | British |
| THICK, Andrew Vincent Alexander | Director | 2019-05-03 | May 1954 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUPONT, Rachael Victoria | Secretary | 2019-05-03 | 2023-01-30 |
| ROSE, Kevin Granville | Director | 2019-05-03 | 2020-12-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaplan Higher Education Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-03-30 | Active |
| Kaplan Open Learning Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-05-03 | Ceased 2026-03-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 26 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-27 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2026-02-27 NM06 Change of name request comments
- 2026-02-27 CONNOT Change of name notice
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-16 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-27 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2026-02-27 | NM06 | change-of-name | Change of name request comments | |
| 2026-02-27 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.