EDUCATION 4 AYRSHIRE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
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Cash
£6.9M
+2.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£9.8M
+14.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1.5M
-13.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £9,126,000 | £10,616,000 | £10,211,000 | -3.8% | |
| Operating profit | £2,692,000 | £3,042,000 | £2,809,000 | -7.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,305,000 | £1,706,000 | £1,470,000 | -13.8% | |
| Net profit | £1,016,000 | £1,278,000 | £1,102,000 | -13.8% | |
| Cash | £5,380,000 | £6,794,000 | £6,939,000 | +2.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £66,158,000 | £64,121,000 | £61,718,000 | -3.7% | |
| Net assets | -£15,960,000 | -£11,380,000 | -£9,779,000 | +14.1% | |
| Equity | -£15,960,000 | -£11,380,000 | -£9,779,000 | +14.1% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £182,000 | £194,000 | £201,000 | +3.6% |
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 | 29.5% | 28.7% | 27.5% | |
| Net margin | 11.1% | 12.0% | 10.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.1% | 4.7% | 4.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 122.7% | 116.4% | — | |
| Current ratio | 17.27x | 12.79x | 13.21x | |
| Interest cover | 0.65x | 0.75x | 0.71x |
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
- EDUCATION 4 AYRSHIRE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 2006-06-05 → present
- MACROCOM (942) LIMITED 2006-04-04 → 2006-06-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Taking into account reasonable possible risks in operations to the group, the fact the obligations of the group's sole customer are underwritten by the Secretary of State for Education, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the group will be able to settle its liabilities as they fall due to the life of the Project. It is therefore appropriate to prepare these financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- EDUCATION 4 AYRSHIRE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED · parent
- Education 4 Ayrshire Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The directors recommended the payment of a dividend during the year of £831,000 (2024: £nil).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALLIFORD TRY SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-01-17 | — | — |
| IVKOVIC, Iris | Director | 2024-05-22 | Mar 1986 | Dutch |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MACROBERTS | Corporate Secretary | 2006-04-04 | 2008-05-01 |
| MACROBERTS - (FIRM) | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-04-04 | 2006-06-22 |
| MACROBERTS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2008-05-01 | 2017-10-06 |
| BURGE, Richard William Francis | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2008-05-13 |
| CAMPBELL, Alasdair | Director | 2021-12-09 | 2024-01-19 |
| COOPER, Phillip John | Director | 2011-06-10 | 2011-10-01 |
| DICKIE, Timothy John | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2008-06-06 |
| FARLEY, Graham | Director | 2008-03-07 | 2011-06-10 |
| FORSYTH, Peter, Dr | Director | 2007-02-23 | 2008-03-07 |
| GILL, Kenneth John | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2011-06-10 |
| GILLESPIE, Kenneth William | Director | 2008-07-07 | 2011-06-10 |
| HAZELTON, David James | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2007-02-23 |
| NEWTON, Robert James | Director | 2024-01-19 | 2024-12-06 |
| O'BRIEN, Kirsty | Director | 2025-01-24 | 2026-03-04 |
| POUPARD, Natalia | Director | 2019-02-26 | 2024-01-19 |
| QUAIFE, Geoffrey Alan | Director | 2011-06-10 | 2019-02-26 |
| SMITH, Martin Timothy | Director | 2008-05-13 | 2011-06-10 |
| SPRING, Madeleine Diann | Director | 2024-01-19 | 2024-05-22 |
| SWIFT, Anthony Alec | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2010-08-25 |
| UPPAL, Jasvinder Kaur | Director | 2010-08-25 | 2011-06-10 |
| WEGENER, Elena Giorgiana | Director | 2013-11-18 | 2021-12-07 |
| MACROBERTS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-04-04 | 2006-06-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Laing Investments Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-01-19 | Active |
| Infrastructure Investments Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-01-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-04 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-01-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.