st michael's school limited Company Information
Company Number
01424406
Next Accounts
May 2025
Shareholders
bright scholar (uk) holdings limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Pre-primary education
+2Registered Address
suites 6-7 the turvill building, old swiss, cambridge, CB1 7BX
Website
http://stmikes.co.ukst michael's school limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of ST MICHAEL'S SCHOOL LIMITED at £5.5m based on a Turnover of £6.2m and 0.88x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
st michael's school limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of ST MICHAEL'S SCHOOL LIMITED at £2m based on an EBITDA of £444.8k and a 4.45x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
st michael's school limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of ST MICHAEL'S SCHOOL LIMITED at £21.4m based on Net Assets of £7.7m and 2.76x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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St Michael's School Limited Overview
St Michael's School Limited is a live company located in cambridge, CB1 7BX with a Companies House number of 01424406. It operates in the pre-primary education sector, SIC Code 85100. Founded in May 1979, it's largest shareholder is bright scholar (uk) holdings limited with a 100% stake. St Michael's School Limited is a mature, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £6.2m with healthy growth in recent years.
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St Michael's School Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded St Michael'S School Limited a 3 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 6 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs


4 Strong

2 Regular

6 Weak

Size
annual sales of £6.2m, make it larger than the average company (£4.7m)
£6.2m - St Michael's School Limited
£4.7m - Industry AVG

Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 8%, show it is growing at a faster rate (5.7%)
8% - St Michael's School Limited
5.7% - Industry AVG

Production
with a gross margin of 37.2%, this company has a higher cost of product (47.1%)
37.2% - St Michael's School Limited
47.1% - Industry AVG

Profitability
an operating margin of 3% make it less profitable than the average company (5.6%)
3% - St Michael's School Limited
5.6% - Industry AVG

Employees
with 139 employees, this is above the industry average (95)
- St Michael's School Limited
95 - Industry AVG

Pay Structure
on an average salary of £33.8k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£33.8k)
- St Michael's School Limited
£33.8k - Industry AVG

Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £44.7k, this is equally as efficient (£46.7k)
- St Michael's School Limited
£46.7k - Industry AVG

Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 244 days, this is later than average (1 days)
244 days - St Michael's School Limited
1 days - Industry AVG

Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 9 days, this is quicker than average (18 days)
9 days - St Michael's School Limited
18 days - Industry AVG

Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 2 days, this is less than average (3 days)
2 days - St Michael's School Limited
3 days - Industry AVG

Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 10 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (102 weeks)
10 weeks - St Michael's School Limited
102 weeks - Industry AVG

Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 49.8%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (12.1%)
49.8% - St Michael's School Limited
12.1% - Industry AVG
ST MICHAEL'S SCHOOL LIMITED financials

St Michael'S School Limited's latest turnover from August 2023 is £6.2 million and the company has net assets of £7.7 million. According to their latest financial statements, we estimate that St Michael'S School Limited has 139 employees and maintains cash reserves of £1.4 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Aug 2023 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2021 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2019 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2016 | Aug 2015 | Aug 2014 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2012 | Aug 2011 | Aug 2010 | Aug 2009 | |
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Turnover | 6,216,526 | 5,839,050 | 5,489,053 | 4,969,459 | 5,329,953 | 4,986,075 | 4,781,941 | 4,168,411 | 4,339,437 | 4,166,262 | 4,023,811 | 4,014,513 | 3,979,588 | 3,763,161 | 3,954,954 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 3,906,323 | 3,642,977 | 2,990,509 | 2,872,795 | |||||||||||
Gross Profit | 2,310,203 | 2,196,073 | 2,498,544 | 2,096,664 | |||||||||||
Admin Expenses | 2,123,557 | 2,026,448 | 2,339,944 | 1,252,065 | |||||||||||
Operating Profit | 186,646 | 169,625 | 158,600 | 844,599 | -178,762 | 806,572 | 663,772 | 447,112 | 452,886 | 211,169 | 400,828 | 498,696 | 607,683 | 656,322 | 780,323 |
Interest Payable | 91,610 | 116,464 | 116,056 | 1,265 | 1,477 | 1,688 | 2,181 | 2,332 | 2,954 | 3,137 | 8,118 | ||||
Interest Receivable | 143,736 | 87,209 | 15,746 | 11,300 | 9,091 | 66,023 | 284,125 | 277,641 | 316,216 | 365,095 | 343,432 | 298,456 | 169,327 | ||
Pre-Tax Profit | 330,382 | 256,834 | 158,600 | 844,599 | -254,626 | 701,408 | 556,807 | 511,870 | 735,534 | 487,122 | 714,863 | 861,459 | 3,451,184 | 951,641 | 2,475,568 |
Tax | -95,151 | 18,698 | -325,864 | -36,161 | -192,905 | -152,798 | -65,418 | -149,057 | -155,895 | -67,521 | -125,520 | -155,033 | -229,904 | -273,216 | -239,429 |
Profit After Tax | 235,231 | 275,532 | -167,264 | 808,438 | -447,531 | 548,610 | 491,389 | 362,813 | 579,639 | 419,601 | 589,343 | 706,426 | 3,221,280 | 678,425 | 2,236,139 |
Dividends Paid | 100,000 | 3,000,000 | 300,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 2,500,000 | 100,000 | ||||||||
Retained Profit | 235,231 | 275,532 | -167,264 | 808,438 | -447,531 | 548,610 | 391,389 | 362,813 | -2,420,361 | 119,601 | 89,343 | 206,426 | 721,280 | 678,425 | 2,136,139 |
Employee Costs | 2,820,721 | 2,728,116 | 2,664,006 | 2,587,616 | 2,485,842 | 2,438,424 | 2,138,881 | 2,210,277 | 2,190,344 | 2,018,902 | 2,003,809 | 1,867,367 | 1,778,072 | 1,784,354 | |
Number Of Employees | 96 | 89 | 96 | 96 | 100 | 100 | 103 | 109 | 113 | 100 | 100 | 96 | 91 | 94 | |
EBITDA* | 444,757 | 366,344 | 330,702 | 1,120,615 | 21,796 | 1,008,182 | 865,416 | 566,633 | 555,985 | 313,289 | 494,409 | 558,173 | 664,292 | 706,413 | 831,710 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Aug 2023 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2021 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2019 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2016 | Aug 2015 | Aug 2014 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2012 | Aug 2011 | Aug 2010 | Aug 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 5,126,623 | 4,840,128 | 4,743,340 | 4,838,588 | 4,937,486 | 6,340,910 | 6,375,291 | 6,242,204 | 2,068,666 | 2,114,438 | 1,914,628 | 891,061 | 271,945 | 233,370 | 240,249 |
Intangible Assets | |||||||||||||||
Investments & Other | |||||||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 4,427,226 | 4,627,587 | 5,728,900 | 6,129,911 | 5,413,352 | 4,395,089 | |||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 5,126,623 | 4,840,128 | 4,743,340 | 4,838,588 | 4,937,486 | 6,340,910 | 6,375,291 | 6,242,204 | 2,068,666 | 6,541,664 | 6,542,215 | 6,619,961 | 6,401,856 | 5,646,722 | 4,635,338 |
Stock & work in progress | 31,527 | 28,577 | 28,576 | 27,123 | 28,576 | 23,960 | 24,058 | 30,140 | 23,592 | 19,720 | 17,407 | 21,192 | 22,444 | 17,868 | 22,310 |
Trade Debtors | 4,170,861 | 26,410 | 1,737,670 | 24,668 | 10,851 | 18,571 | 23,558 | 16,562 | 37,293 | 22,827 | 38,638 | 9,943 | 6,035 | 3,467 | 10,287 |
Group Debtors | 1,282,693 | 1,872,499 | 2,257,159 | 1,489,992 | 626,389 | 2,314,948 | 1,787,842 | 1,247,135 | 2,327,743 | ||||||
Misc Debtors | 3,390,205 | 2,210,118 | 179,760 | 135,506 | 37,495 | 45,402 | 45,076 | 59,913 | 50,702 | 2,397 | 26,219 | 30,367 | 42,226 | 23,836 | 11,575 |
Cash | 1,435,905 | 1,131,670 | 1,324,567 | 51,478 | 153,238 | 91,979 | 114,785 | 119,312 | 112,278 | 223,836 | 191,083 | 82,836 | 44,428 | 3,463 | 40,248 |
misc current assets | |||||||||||||||
total current assets | 10,311,191 | 5,269,274 | 5,527,732 | 1,728,767 | 856,549 | 2,494,860 | 1,995,319 | 1,473,062 | 2,551,608 | 268,780 | 273,347 | 144,338 | 115,133 | 48,634 | 84,420 |
total assets | 15,437,814 | 10,109,402 | 10,271,072 | 6,567,355 | 5,794,035 | 8,835,770 | 8,370,610 | 7,715,266 | 4,620,274 | 6,810,444 | 6,815,562 | 6,764,299 | 6,516,989 | 5,695,356 | 4,719,758 |
Bank overdraft | 22,009 | 39,471 | |||||||||||||
Bank loan | 15,041 | 14,970 | 14,884 | 14,475 | 14,259 | 14,047 | 13,838 | 13,632 | |||||||
Trade Creditors | 105,518 | 267,266 | 55,089 | 62,533 | 55,892 | 40,879 | 98,562 | 59,053 | 52,346 | 91,568 | 59,236 | 98,381 | 93,963 | 86,754 | 143,514 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 1,238,849 | 3,070,012 | 1,961,111 | ||||||||||||
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
other current liabilities | 6,115,151 | 1,431,196 | 3,154,363 | 1,296,445 | 1,365,244 | 1,504,766 | 1,516,558 | 1,284,026 | 1,042,286 | 769,979 | 941,907 | 967,363 | 913,437 | 767,911 | 390,395 |
total current liabilities | 7,459,518 | 4,768,474 | 5,170,563 | 1,358,978 | 1,421,136 | 1,560,686 | 1,630,090 | 1,357,963 | 1,109,107 | 875,806 | 1,015,190 | 1,079,582 | 1,021,032 | 876,674 | 573,380 |
loans | 2,456,389 | 2,471,400 | 2,486,354 | 76,344 | 90,907 | 105,265 | 119,411 | 133,343 | 171,526 | 187,830 | |||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
provisions | 231,249 | 233,783 | 268,896 | 209,500 | 182,460 | 180,725 | 179,760 | 172,978 | 99,665 | 88,212 | 59,189 | 18,731 | 22,465 | 28,287 | 18,104 |
total long term liabilities | 231,249 | 233,783 | 268,896 | 209,500 | 182,460 | 2,637,114 | 2,651,160 | 2,659,332 | 176,009 | 179,119 | 164,454 | 138,142 | 155,808 | 199,813 | 205,934 |
total liabilities | 7,690,767 | 5,002,257 | 5,439,459 | 1,568,478 | 1,603,596 | 4,197,800 | 4,281,250 | 4,017,295 | 1,285,116 | 1,054,925 | 1,179,644 | 1,217,724 | 1,176,840 | 1,076,487 | 779,314 |
net assets | 7,747,047 | 5,107,145 | 4,831,613 | 4,998,877 | 4,190,439 | 4,637,970 | 4,089,360 | 3,697,971 | 3,335,158 | 5,755,519 | 5,635,918 | 5,546,575 | 5,340,149 | 4,618,869 | 3,940,444 |
total shareholders funds | 7,747,047 | 5,107,145 | 4,831,613 | 4,998,877 | 4,190,439 | 4,637,970 | 4,089,360 | 3,697,971 | 3,335,158 | 5,755,519 | 5,635,918 | 5,546,575 | 5,340,149 | 4,618,869 | 3,940,444 |
Aug 2023 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2021 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2019 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2016 | Aug 2015 | Aug 2014 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2012 | Aug 2011 | Aug 2010 | Aug 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 186,646 | 169,625 | 158,600 | 844,599 | -178,762 | 806,572 | 663,772 | 447,112 | 452,886 | 211,169 | 400,828 | 498,696 | 607,683 | 656,322 | 780,323 |
Depreciation | 258,111 | 196,719 | 172,102 | 276,016 | 200,558 | 201,610 | 201,644 | 119,521 | 103,099 | 102,120 | 93,581 | 59,477 | 56,609 | 50,091 | 51,387 |
Amortisation | |||||||||||||||
Tax | -95,151 | 18,698 | -325,864 | -36,161 | -192,905 | -152,798 | -65,418 | -149,057 | -155,895 | -67,521 | -125,520 | -155,033 | -229,904 | -273,216 | -239,429 |
Stock | 2,950 | 1 | 1,453 | -1,453 | 4,616 | -98 | -6,082 | 6,548 | 3,872 | 2,313 | -3,785 | -1,252 | 4,576 | -4,442 | 22,310 |
Debtors | 4,734,732 | -65,562 | 2,524,423 | 975,431 | -1,704,186 | 522,445 | 532,866 | -1,092,128 | -2,036,712 | -239,994 | -1,076,766 | -408,962 | 737,517 | 1,023,704 | 4,416,951 |
Creditors | -161,748 | 212,177 | -7,444 | 6,641 | 15,013 | -57,683 | 39,509 | 6,707 | -39,222 | 32,332 | -39,145 | 4,418 | 7,209 | -56,760 | 143,514 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 4,683,955 | -1,723,167 | 1,857,918 | -68,799 | -139,522 | -11,792 | 232,532 | 241,740 | 272,307 | -171,928 | -25,456 | 53,926 | 145,526 | 377,516 | 390,395 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -2,534 | -35,113 | 59,396 | 27,040 | 1,735 | 965 | 6,782 | 73,313 | 11,453 | 29,023 | 40,458 | -3,734 | -5,822 | 10,183 | 18,104 |
Cash flow from operations | 131,597 | -1,095,500 | -611,168 | 75,358 | 1,405,687 | 264,527 | 552,037 | 1,824,916 | 2,677,468 | 372,876 | 1,425,297 | 867,964 | -160,792 | -255,126 | -3,294,967 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | |||||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | -15,041 | 71 | 86 | 409 | 216 | 212 | 209 | 206 | 13,632 | ||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -1,831,163 | 1,108,901 | 1,961,111 | ||||||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | -2,456,389 | -15,011 | -14,954 | 2,410,010 | -14,563 | -14,358 | -14,146 | -13,932 | -38,183 | -16,304 | 187,830 | ||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | 143,736 | 87,209 | -75,864 | -105,164 | -106,965 | 64,758 | 282,648 | 275,953 | 314,035 | 362,763 | 340,478 | 295,319 | 161,209 | ||
cash flow from financing | 717,244 | 1,196,110 | 1,961,111 | -2,547,294 | -120,104 | -121,833 | 2,475,177 | 268,301 | 261,807 | 300,098 | 349,037 | 315,927 | 279,015 | 2,153,344 | |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | 304,235 | -192,897 | 1,273,089 | -101,760 | 61,259 | -22,806 | -4,527 | 7,034 | -111,558 | 32,753 | 108,247 | 38,408 | 40,965 | -36,785 | 40,248 |
overdraft | -22,009 | -17,462 | 39,471 | ||||||||||||
change in cash | 304,235 | -192,897 | 1,273,089 | -101,760 | 61,259 | -22,806 | -4,527 | 7,034 | -111,558 | 32,753 | 108,247 | 38,408 | 62,974 | -19,323 | 777 |
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St Michael's School Limited Competitor Analysis

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st michael's school limited Ownership
ST MICHAEL'S SCHOOL LIMITED group structure
St Michael'S School Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
TIME EDUCATION CHINA HOLDINGS LTD
#0124576
2 parents
ST MICHAEL'S SCHOOL LIMITED
01424406
st michael's school limited directors
St Michael'S School Limited currently has 9 directors. The longest serving directors include Yibo Wen (Sep 2019) and Mr Kai Ba (Sep 2019).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Yibo Wen | Wales | 42 years | Sep 2019 | - | Director |
Mr Kai Ba | Wales | 42 years | Sep 2019 | - | Director |
Dongmei Li | England | 56 years | Sep 2019 | - | Director |
Mr Christopher Stacey | England | 38 years | Jun 2020 | - | Director |
Mr Junli He | England | 50 years | Aug 2020 | - | Director |
Hongru Zhou | England | 39 years | Jan 2024 | - | Director |
Mr Feng Zhou | England | 37 years | Jan 2024 | - | Director |
Ruolei Niu | England | 42 years | Jan 2024 | - | Director |
Professor Toby Salt | United Kingdom | 62 years | Apr 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
August 2023turnover
6.2m
+6%
operating profit
186.6k
+10%
gross margin
37.2%
-1.19%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
August 2023net assets
7.7m
+0.52%
total assets
15.4m
+0.53%
cash
1.4m
+0.27%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
st michael's school limited company details
company number
01424406
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
85200 - Primary education
85100 - Pre-primary education
85310 - General secondary education
incorporation date
May 1979
age
46
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
August 2023
previous names
bright scholar (sm) management limited (September 2023)
st. michael's school (bryn) limited (September 2019)
accountant
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auditor
CLA EVELYN PARTNERS LIMITED
address
suites 6-7 the turvill building, old swiss, cambridge, CB1 7BX
Bank
BANK OF WALES, BANK OF WALES
Legal Advisor
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st michael's school limited Charges & Mortgages
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We found 17 charges/mortgages relating to st michael's school limited. Currently there are 0 open charges and 17 have been satisfied in the past.
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st michael's school limited Companies House Filings - See Documents
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