TA TOPCO LIMITED
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Cash
£2.4m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£14m
Equity attributable
Employees
217
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£8.3m
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £51,758,567 | £63,512,764 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£1,280,514 | -£1,745,957 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£6,118,772 | -£8,347,050 | — | |
| Net profit | -£6,039,982 | -£8,314,857 | — | |
| Cash | £2,301,736 | £2,440,835 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £48,566,643 | £43,920,334 | — | |
| Net assets | -£5,944,981 | -£14,259,838 | — | |
| Equity | -£5,944,981 | -£14,259,838 | — | |
| Average employees | 221 | 217 | — | |
| Wages | £8,734,606 | £10,510,292 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £696,431 | £655,741 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £40,802 | £47,720 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £172,188 | £188,091 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 10 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.5% | -2.7% | |
| Net margin | -11.7% | -13.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.6% | -4.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 111.4% | 129.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.26x | 2.26x | |
| Interest cover | -0.26x | -0.26x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors believe that the prospects for the business are positive and that on the basis of these forecasts and assumptions, and on-going trading performance to date, the Directors have concluded that the Group can continue to service its financial obligations as they fall due.”
Group structure
- TA TOPCO LIMITED · parent
- TA Midco Limited 100%
- TA Holdco Limited 100%
- TA Bidco Limited 100%
- TA Education Group Limited 100%
- TeacherActive Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There are no material events occurring after 31 December 2025 to disclose.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWETT, Robin Anthony | Director | 2024-02-24 | Dec 1977 | British |
| CAMPBELL, Donald John | Director | 2025-11-07 | Sep 1963 | British |
| DOVEY, Lisa Marie | Director | 2024-03-15 | Jan 1989 | British |
| FREETH, David James | Director | 2024-02-24 | Dec 1974 | British |
| SEWARD, Eric Robert | Director | 2024-03-21 | Jan 1978 | American |
| TAYLOR, Patricia Ann | Director | 2026-05-01 | May 1962 | British |
| TAYLOR, Richard Antony | Director | 2024-03-15 | Sep 1969 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARKER, Edward Morgan | Director | 2024-03-21 | 2025-10-31 |
| JAGGARD, David Charles | Director | 2024-03-15 | 2025-06-05 |
| NEWELL, Paul Andrew | Director | 2024-03-15 | 2026-05-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robin Anthony Browett | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-02-24 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 25 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-03-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-03-27 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-03-27 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-27 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2024-03-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-03-26 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-03-26 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.