united language schools limited
united language schools limited Company Information
Company Number
00881183
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
prime education & training ltd
Group Structure
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Industry
Other education n.e.c.
Registered Address
the old casino 28 fourth avenue, hove, east sussex, BN3 2PJ
united language schools limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of UNITED LANGUAGE SCHOOLS LIMITED at £4.1m based on a Turnover of £5.3m and 0.77x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
united language schools limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of UNITED LANGUAGE SCHOOLS LIMITED at £0 based on an EBITDA of £-41.2k and a 4.42x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
united language schools limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of UNITED LANGUAGE SCHOOLS LIMITED at £0 based on Net Assets of £-1.1m and 2.38x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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United Language Schools Limited Overview
United Language Schools Limited is a live company located in east sussex, BN3 2PJ with a Companies House number of 00881183. It operates in the other education n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 85590. Founded in June 1966, it's largest shareholder is prime education & training ltd with a 100% stake. United Language Schools Limited is a mature, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £5.3m with high growth in recent years.
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United Language Schools Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded United Language Schools Limited a 3.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 5 measures and has 5 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
5 Strong
2 Regular
5 Weak
Size
annual sales of £5.3m, make it larger than the average company (£500.1k)
- United Language Schools Limited
£500.1k - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 17%, show it is growing at a faster rate (6.4%)
- United Language Schools Limited
6.4% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 56.8%, this company has a comparable cost of product (56.8%)
- United Language Schools Limited
56.8% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of -1.7% make it less profitable than the average company (4.7%)
- United Language Schools Limited
4.7% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 78 employees, this is above the industry average (12)
78 - United Language Schools Limited
12 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £29.5k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£29.5k)
- United Language Schools Limited
£29.5k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £67.9k, this is more efficient (£54k)
- United Language Schools Limited
£54k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 37 days, this is later than average (18 days)
- United Language Schools Limited
18 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 3 days, this is quicker than average (24 days)
- United Language Schools Limited
24 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 1 days, this is less than average (4 days)
- United Language Schools Limited
4 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 14 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (111 weeks)
14 weeks - United Language Schools Limited
111 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 153.5%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (24.6%)
153.5% - United Language Schools Limited
24.6% - Industry AVG
UNITED LANGUAGE SCHOOLS LIMITED financials
United Language Schools Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is estimated at £5.3 million and the company has net assets of -£1.1 million. According to their latest financial statements, United Language Schools Limited has 78 employees and maintains cash reserves of £927 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
| Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 4,065,153 | 2,422,316 | 3,278,825 | 5,463,920 | 5,398,570 | 6,708,698 | 5,890,564 | 6,444,850 | 6,835,297 | 6,693,621 | |||||
| Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
| Cost Of Sales | 2,371,298 | 1,994,486 | 2,486,166 | 3,406,663 | 3,484,833 | 4,764,097 | 4,163,698 | 4,478,670 | 4,840,930 | 4,668,660 | |||||
| Gross Profit | 1,693,855 | 427,830 | 792,659 | 2,057,257 | 1,913,737 | 1,944,601 | 1,726,866 | 1,966,180 | 1,994,367 | 2,024,961 | |||||
| Admin Expenses | 1,948,835 | 1,263,397 | 881,329 | 1,970,946 | 1,918,967 | 1,929,973 | 1,756,060 | 1,940,442 | 1,319,203 | 1,215,258 | |||||
| Operating Profit | -254,980 | -835,567 | -88,670 | 86,311 | -5,230 | 14,628 | -29,194 | 25,738 | 675,164 | 809,703 | |||||
| Interest Payable | 1,329 | 19,796 | 10,465 | 9,138 | 1,179 | 9,943 | |||||||||
| Interest Receivable | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Pre-Tax Profit | -256,309 | -835,562 | -88,670 | 86,311 | -5,230 | 14,628 | -29,194 | 25,738 | 673,985 | 809,703 | |||||
| Tax | 13,615 | -633 | -4,805 | 29,238 | -32,477 | -244 | -13,593 | ||||||||
| Profit After Tax | -256,309 | -835,562 | -75,055 | 86,311 | -5,863 | 9,823 | 44 | -6,739 | 673,741 | 796,110 | |||||
| Dividends Paid | 708,908 | 791,264 | |||||||||||||
| Retained Profit | -256,309 | -835,562 | -75,055 | 86,311 | -5,863 | 9,823 | 44 | -6,739 | -35,167 | 4,846 | |||||
| Employee Costs | 1,718,399 | 1,506,049 | 1,910,737 | 2,096,289 | 2,139,902 | 2,103,597 | 1,923,053 | 2,049,711 | 1,967,310 | 495,005 | |||||
| Number Of Employees | 78 | 71 | 63 | 76 | 91 | 84 | 81 | 112 | 117 | 81 | |||||
| EBITDA* | -233,107 | -782,281 | -54,214 | 129,055 | 53,648 | 124,482 | 106,126 | 167,441 | 811,792 | 933,480 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
| Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible Assets | 175,756 | 168,334 | 56,012 | 72,712 | 107,168 | 120,288 | 161,455 | 231,811 | 308,484 | 388,333 | 437,991 | 447,244 | 90,372 | 55,501 | 55,565 |
| Intangible Assets | |||||||||||||||
| Investments & Other | |||||||||||||||
| Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 22,750 | 30,465 | 21,500 | ||||||||||||
| Total Fixed Assets | 198,506 | 168,334 | 56,012 | 72,712 | 107,168 | 120,288 | 161,455 | 231,811 | 308,484 | 388,333 | 468,456 | 468,744 | 90,372 | 55,501 | 55,565 |
| Stock & work in progress | 10,813 | 8,062 | 5,410 | 4,783 | 7,293 | 7,297 | 7,793 | 8,396 | 3,446 | 11,379 | 19,201 | 2,900 | 6,464 | 6,616 | 2,917 |
| Trade Debtors | 537,192 | 841,682 | 464,571 | 444,026 | 675,685 | 531,796 | 322,522 | 329,681 | 496,360 | 463,557 | 953,047 | 1,497,198 | 1,050,920 | 522,023 | 438,663 |
| Group Debtors | 270,362 | 742,902 | 1,073,553 | 1,155,099 | 1,204,768 | 1,146,966 | 1,499,059 | 742,411 | 1,104,176 | 891,896 | 333,651 | ||||
| Misc Debtors | 176,144 | 196,012 | 149,844 | 156,923 | 124,216 | 91,657 | 147,587 | 123,131 | 76,431 | 82,498 | 28,594 | ||||
| Cash | 926,951 | 418,995 | 413,679 | 259,648 | 583,997 | 604,904 | 408,150 | 910,784 | 631,802 | 523,864 | 463,543 | 128,482 | 364,121 | 158,710 | 62,634 |
| misc current assets | 3,673 | ||||||||||||||
| total current assets | 1,921,462 | 2,207,653 | 2,107,057 | 2,020,479 | 2,599,632 | 2,382,620 | 2,385,111 | 2,114,403 | 2,312,215 | 1,973,194 | 1,798,036 | 1,628,580 | 1,421,505 | 687,349 | 504,214 |
| total assets | 2,119,968 | 2,375,987 | 2,163,069 | 2,093,191 | 2,706,800 | 2,502,908 | 2,546,566 | 2,346,214 | 2,620,699 | 2,361,527 | 2,266,492 | 2,097,324 | 1,511,877 | 742,850 | 559,779 |
| Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||||
| Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
| Trade Creditors | 18,883 | 25,491 | 82,914 | 90,083 | 8,893 | 12,350 | 13,398 | 9,491 | 11,880 | 12,996 | 32,677 | 1,901,268 | 1,356,355 | 618,967 | 533,800 |
| Group/Directors Accounts | 398,610 | 373,141 | 839,061 | 68,887 | 62,183 | ||||||||||
| other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
| hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
| other current liabilities | 2,836,092 | 3,056,534 | 2,063,964 | 1,921,529 | 2,547,977 | 2,489,122 | 2,525,869 | 2,330,960 | 2,573,862 | 2,316,017 | 2,166,378 | ||||
| total current liabilities | 3,253,585 | 3,455,166 | 2,985,939 | 2,080,499 | 2,619,053 | 2,501,472 | 2,539,267 | 2,340,451 | 2,585,742 | 2,329,013 | 2,199,055 | 1,901,268 | 1,356,355 | 618,967 | 533,800 |
| loans | |||||||||||||||
| hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
| Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
| other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
| provisions | 8,287 | 37,525 | 28,343 | 28,099 | 22,006 | 16,798 | 9,979 | 9,573 | |||||||
| total long term liabilities | 8,287 | 37,525 | 28,343 | 28,099 | 22,006 | 16,798 | 9,979 | 9,573 | |||||||
| total liabilities | 3,253,585 | 3,455,166 | 2,985,939 | 2,080,499 | 2,619,053 | 2,501,472 | 2,539,267 | 2,348,738 | 2,623,267 | 2,357,356 | 2,227,154 | 1,923,274 | 1,373,153 | 628,946 | 543,373 |
| net assets | -1,133,617 | -1,079,179 | -822,870 | 12,692 | 87,747 | 1,436 | 7,299 | -2,524 | -2,568 | 4,171 | 39,338 | 174,050 | 138,724 | 113,904 | 16,406 |
| total shareholders funds | -1,133,617 | -1,079,179 | -822,870 | 12,692 | 87,747 | 1,436 | 7,299 | -2,524 | -2,568 | 4,171 | 39,338 | 174,050 | 138,724 | 113,904 | 16,406 |
| Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
| Operating Profit | -254,980 | -835,567 | -88,670 | 86,311 | -5,230 | 14,628 | -29,194 | 25,738 | 675,164 | 809,703 | |||||
| Depreciation | 48,600 | 21,873 | 53,286 | 34,456 | 42,744 | 58,878 | 109,854 | 135,320 | 141,703 | 136,628 | 123,777 | 48,416 | 39,847 | 24,223 | 21,376 |
| Amortisation | |||||||||||||||
| Tax | 13,615 | -633 | -4,805 | 29,238 | -32,477 | -244 | -13,593 | ||||||||
| Stock | 2,751 | 2,652 | 627 | -2,510 | -4 | -496 | -603 | 4,950 | -7,933 | -7,822 | 16,301 | -3,564 | -152 | 3,699 | 2,917 |
| Debtors | -774,148 | 92,628 | -68,080 | -248,621 | 234,250 | -198,749 | 773,945 | -481,744 | 239,016 | 92,194 | -172,941 | 467,778 | 528,897 | 83,360 | 438,663 |
| Creditors | -6,608 | -57,423 | -7,169 | 81,190 | -3,457 | -1,048 | 3,907 | -2,389 | -1,116 | -19,681 | -1,868,591 | 544,913 | 737,388 | 85,167 | 533,800 |
| Accruals and Deferred Income | -220,442 | 992,570 | 142,435 | -626,448 | 58,855 | -36,747 | 194,909 | -242,902 | 257,845 | 149,639 | 2,166,378 | ||||
| Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -8,287 | -29,238 | 9,182 | 244 | 6,093 | 5,208 | 6,819 | 406 | 9,573 | ||||||
| Cash flow from operations | 606,760 | -579,562 | -334,726 | -49,793 | 214,465 | -463,136 | 337,629 | 169,792 | 857,378 | 1,380,407 | |||||
| Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
| capital expenditure | -17,711 | -39,498 | -58,647 | -61,854 | -86,970 | -114,524 | |||||||||
| Change in Investments | |||||||||||||||
| cash flow from investments | -17,711 | -39,498 | -58,647 | -61,854 | -86,970 | -114,524 | |||||||||
| Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
| Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
| Group/Directors Accounts | 25,469 | -465,920 | 770,174 | 6,704 | 62,183 | ||||||||||
| Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
| Long term loans | |||||||||||||||
| Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||||||||||
| other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
| share issue | |||||||||||||||
| interest | -1,329 | 5 | -19,796 | -10,465 | -9,138 | -1,179 | -9,943 | ||||||||
| cash flow from financing | -467,249 | 770,179 | 6,704 | 62,183 | -19,796 | -10,465 | -9,138 | -1,179 | -149,501 | ||||||
| cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
| cash | 507,956 | 5,316 | 154,031 | -324,349 | -20,907 | 196,754 | -502,634 | 278,982 | 107,938 | 60,321 | 335,061 | -235,639 | 205,411 | 96,076 | 62,634 |
| overdraft | |||||||||||||||
| change in cash | 507,956 | 5,316 | 154,031 | -324,349 | -20,907 | 196,754 | -502,634 | 278,982 | 107,938 | 60,321 | 335,061 | -235,639 | 205,411 | 96,076 | 62,634 |
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UNITED LANGUAGE SCHOOLS LIMITED group structure
United Language Schools Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
1 parent
UNITED LANGUAGE SCHOOLS LIMITED
00881183
united language schools limited directors
United Language Schools Limited currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Andrew Hutchinson (Apr 2008) and Mr Nigel Pamplin (Apr 2008).
| officer | country | age | start | end | role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew Hutchinson | United Kingdom | 60 years | Apr 2008 | - | Director |
| Mr Nigel Pamplin | United Kingdom | 62 years | Apr 2008 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
5.3m
+30%
operating profit
-89.8k
0%
gross margin
56.8%
+36.23%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
-1.1m
+0.05%
total assets
2.1m
-0.11%
cash
927k
+1.21%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
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united language schools limited company details
company number
00881183
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
85590 - Other education n.e.c.
incorporation date
June 1966
age
59
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Small Company
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
N/A
accountant
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auditor
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address
the old casino 28 fourth avenue, hove, east sussex, BN3 2PJ
Bank
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Legal Advisor
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united language schools limited Charges & Mortgages
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