
Company Number
03779985
Next Accounts
May 2026
Shareholders
the woodard corp.
Group Structure
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Industry
Pre-primary education
+2Registered Address
lancing college, lancing, west sussex, BN15 0RW
Website
www.lancingcollege.co.ukPomanda estimates the enterprise value of LANCING COLLEGE LIMITED at £45.7m based on a Turnover of £31.3m and 1.46x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of LANCING COLLEGE LIMITED at £15.5m based on an EBITDA of £2.1m and a 7.42x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of LANCING COLLEGE LIMITED at £53.7m based on Net Assets of £19.4m and 2.76x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Lancing College Limited is a live company located in west sussex, BN15 0RW with a Companies House number of 03779985. It operates in the pre-primary education sector, SIC Code 85100. Founded in May 1999, it's largest shareholder is the woodard corp. with a 100% stake. Lancing College Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £31.3m with healthy growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Lancing College 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 £31.3m, make it larger than the average company (£5.3m)
£31.3m - Lancing College Limited
£5.3m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 11%, show it is growing at a faster rate (7.5%)
11% - Lancing College Limited
7.5% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 46.4%, this company has a comparable cost of product (46.4%)
46.4% - Lancing College Limited
46.4% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 3.2% make it less profitable than the average company (4.4%)
3.2% - Lancing College Limited
4.4% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 434 employees, this is above the industry average (103)
434 - Lancing College Limited
103 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £43.3k, the company has a higher pay structure (£35.2k)
£43.3k - Lancing College Limited
£35.2k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £72k, this is more efficient (£49.6k)
£72k - Lancing College Limited
£49.6k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 4 days, this is later than average (1 days)
4 days - Lancing College Limited
1 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 18 days, this is close to average (19 days)
18 days - Lancing College Limited
19 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 4 days, this is more than average (3 days)
4 days - Lancing College Limited
3 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 53 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (97 weeks)
53 weeks - Lancing College Limited
97 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 59.9%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (9.6%)
59.9% - Lancing College Limited
9.6% - Industry AVG
Lancing College Limited's latest turnover from August 2024 is £31.3 million and the company has net assets of £19.4 million. According to their latest financial statements, Lancing College Limited has 434 employees and maintains cash reserves of £17.8 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Aug 2024 | 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 | 31,268,991 | 29,059,347 | 26,316,806 | 22,756,400 | 22,493,966 | 23,502,661 | 21,908,845 | 21,321,748 | 19,700,415 | 19,435,057 | 17,367,478 | 16,444,811 | 15,843,288 | 14,403,007 | 13,698,457 | 12,938,799 |
Other Income Or Grants | ||||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | ||||||||||||||||
Gross Profit | ||||||||||||||||
Admin Expenses | ||||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | ||||||||||||||||
Interest Payable | 195,298 | 126,518 | 77,515 | 66,836 | 54,314 | 66,411 | 79,021 | 91,771 | 101,769 | 100,353 | ||||||
Interest Receivable | ||||||||||||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 940,907 | 954,932 | 853,842 | -208,374 | 1,457,427 | 2,272,409 | 1,213,153 | 804,702 | 455,562 | 962,099 | -637,895 | 897,749 | 953,805 | 389,589 | 442,949 | 541,547 |
Tax | ||||||||||||||||
Profit After Tax | 940,907 | 954,932 | 853,842 | -208,374 | 1,457,427 | 2,272,409 | 1,213,153 | 804,702 | 455,562 | 962,099 | -637,895 | 897,749 | 953,805 | 389,589 | 442,949 | 541,547 |
Dividends Paid | ||||||||||||||||
Retained Profit | 940,907 | 954,932 | 853,842 | -208,374 | 1,457,427 | 2,272,409 | 1,213,153 | 804,702 | 455,562 | 962,099 | -637,895 | 897,749 | 953,805 | 389,589 | 442,949 | 541,547 |
Employee Costs | 18,774,759 | 17,144,466 | 15,133,919 | 14,033,210 | 13,207,183 | 12,850,891 | 12,431,827 | 11,768,568 | 11,249,801 | 10,443,400 | 9,801,490 | 8,493,371 | 8,116,471 | 7,850,615 | 7,513,626 | 7,210,637 |
Number Of Employees | 434 | 433 | 409 | 403 | 400 | 373 | 374 | 363 | 350 | 280 | 270 | 224 | 224 | 219 | 214 | 216 |
EBITDA* |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Aug 2024 | 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 | 21,710,997 | 20,886,872 | 20,660,121 | 20,685,918 | 21,425,927 | 22,141,964 | 21,758,380 | 20,859,540 | 18,216,467 | 15,560,756 | 14,522,484 | 13,744,712 | 12,977,619 | 8,749,221 | 8,729,277 | 8,660,035 |
Intangible Assets | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Investments & Other | 1,214,685 | 1,106,470 | 1,134,123 | 1,242,614 | 1,081,452 | 1,128,879 | 1,121,181 | 1,046,345 | 951,690 | 872,023 | 1,856,232 | 1,747,837 | 1,618,310 | |||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | ||||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 22,925,682 | 21,993,342 | 21,794,244 | 21,928,532 | 22,507,379 | 23,270,843 | 22,879,561 | 21,905,885 | 19,168,157 | 16,432,779 | 14,522,484 | 13,744,712 | 12,977,619 | 10,605,453 | 10,477,114 | 10,278,346 |
Stock & work in progress | 187,229 | 194,885 | 192,706 | 197,224 | 184,777 | 157,462 | 190,237 | 184,230 | 163,707 | 211,235 | 213,549 | 149,024 | 155,526 | 154,265 | 141,385 | 109,050 |
Trade Debtors | 397,273 | 294,747 | 271,433 | 226,156 | 152,676 | 351,048 | 175,542 | 135,013 | 88,004 | 327,750 | 238,855 | 259,836 | 330,446 | 203,802 | 207,286 | 190,469 |
Group Debtors | 396 | 5,177 | 1,558 | |||||||||||||
Misc Debtors | 1,152,554 | 1,099,208 | 608,124 | 341,558 | 629,648 | 452,564 | 833,154 | 678,677 | 842,432 | 500,648 | 544,152 | 459,463 | 427,612 | 506,368 | 282,944 | 450,508 |
Cash | 17,799,660 | 12,727,462 | 11,853,954 | 13,127,689 | 10,602,010 | 10,263,649 | 7,446,356 | 4,802,051 | 5,188,832 | 3,788,411 | 2,643,125 | 3,855,560 | 3,646,047 | 3,669,791 | 2,948,621 | 2,853,563 |
misc current assets | 6,000,000 | |||||||||||||||
total current assets | 25,536,716 | 14,316,302 | 12,926,217 | 13,892,627 | 11,569,507 | 11,229,900 | 8,646,847 | 5,799,971 | 6,282,975 | 4,828,044 | 3,639,681 | 4,723,883 | 4,559,631 | 4,534,226 | 3,580,236 | 3,603,590 |
total assets | 48,462,398 | 36,309,644 | 34,720,461 | 35,821,159 | 34,076,886 | 34,500,743 | 31,526,408 | 27,705,856 | 25,451,132 | 21,260,823 | 18,162,165 | 18,468,595 | 17,537,250 | 15,139,679 | 14,057,350 | 13,881,936 |
Bank overdraft | 282,592 | 238,516 | 225,391 | 212,328 | 201,532 | 190,504 | ||||||||||
Bank loan | 475,887 | 475,887 | 475,887 | 237,943 | 203,333 | 406,666 | 302,000 | 267,192 | 252,416 | |||||||
Trade Creditors | 830,502 | 834,724 | 544,698 | 1,095,434 | 496,506 | 490,336 | 795,222 | 1,188,126 | 946,856 | 891,026 | 866,231 | 894,458 | 884,779 | 838,040 | 457,707 | 653,135 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 124 | 164 | 45,254 | 1,908 | 8,499 | 352 | ||||||||||
other short term finances | 14,647 | 59,507 | 61,009 | 62,549 | 64,127 | 65,745 | 67,404 | 69,105 | 70,849 | 72,638 | 74,470 | 76,350 | 79,258 | |||
hp & lease commitments | 96,415 | 93,197 | 31,462 | 82,584 | 92,484 | 65,042 | 39,613 | 35,811 | 40,384 | 10,974 | 10,974 | |||||
other current liabilities | 15,900,898 | 8,865,689 | 8,081,947 | 8,864,713 | 7,392,762 | 8,565,672 | 7,217,020 | 6,494,316 | 5,771,548 | 4,326,309 | 4,043,557 | 3,756,292 | 3,545,219 | 2,823,978 | 2,715,330 | 2,728,145 |
total current liabilities | 17,318,349 | 10,329,004 | 9,195,003 | 10,343,347 | 8,249,376 | 9,593,461 | 8,466,513 | 7,789,266 | 7,120,728 | 5,568,491 | 5,247,648 | 4,965,616 | 4,734,647 | 3,874,346 | 3,374,569 | 3,571,784 |
loans | 3,926,063 | 4,416,597 | 4,951,991 | 5,488,887 | 5,586,045 | 5,650,173 | 6,125,584 | 4,494,988 | 3,100,000 | 1,882,592 | 1,157,364 | 1,484,251 | 1,818,010 | 1,266,107 | 1,478,435 | 1,679,967 |
hp & lease commitments | 56,471 | 126,198 | 15,531 | 30,988 | 113,572 | 79,386 | 114,760 | 137,515 | 173,326 | 4,572 | 15,547 | |||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | 464,094 | 570,343 | 30,360 | |||||||||||||
other liabilities | 7,724,337 | 2,927,142 | 2,987,953 | 2,964,420 | 3,019,733 | 3,408,700 | 3,236,834 | 2,911,482 | 3,046,473 | 2,335,995 | 1,775,875 | 1,384,742 | 1,278,716 | 1,305,599 | 1,013,541 | 1,013,713 |
provisions | 6,281 | 20,713 | 34,925 | 194,756 | 247,790 | 295,000 | 359,000 | 408,000 | 452,000 | 329,000 | ||||||
total long term liabilities | 11,713,152 | 7,490,650 | 7,990,400 | 8,679,051 | 8,967,140 | 9,433,259 | 9,836,178 | 7,951,985 | 7,235,893 | 5,122,502 | 2,948,786 | 2,899,353 | 3,096,726 | 2,571,706 | 2,491,976 | 2,693,680 |
total liabilities | 29,031,501 | 17,819,654 | 17,185,403 | 19,022,398 | 17,216,516 | 19,026,720 | 18,302,691 | 15,741,251 | 14,356,621 | 10,690,993 | 8,196,434 | 7,864,969 | 7,831,373 | 6,446,052 | 5,866,545 | 6,265,464 |
net assets | 19,430,897 | 18,489,990 | 17,535,058 | 16,798,761 | 16,860,370 | 15,474,023 | 13,223,717 | 11,964,605 | 11,094,511 | 10,569,830 | 9,965,731 | 10,603,626 | 9,705,877 | 8,693,627 | 8,190,805 | 7,616,472 |
total shareholders funds | 19,430,897 | 18,489,990 | 17,535,058 | 16,798,761 | 16,860,370 | 15,474,023 | 13,223,717 | 11,964,605 | 11,094,511 | 10,569,830 | 9,965,731 | 10,603,626 | 9,705,877 | 8,693,627 | 8,190,805 | 7,616,472 |
Aug 2024 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 1,079,076 | 1,029,178 | 1,017,295 | 1,024,146 | 1,043,174 | 872,727 | 856,333 | 995,904 | 637,736 | 520,664 | 614,994 | 522,351 | 424,436 | 406,988 | 420,195 | 391,744 |
Amortisation | ||||||||||||||||
Tax | ||||||||||||||||
Stock | -7,656 | 2,179 | -4,518 | 12,447 | 27,315 | -32,775 | 6,007 | 20,523 | -47,528 | -2,314 | 64,525 | -6,502 | 1,261 | 12,880 | 32,335 | 109,050 |
Debtors | 155,872 | 514,398 | 311,843 | -215,006 | -26,069 | -201,465 | 196,564 | -116,746 | 102,038 | 45,391 | 63,708 | -38,759 | 47,888 | 219,940 | -150,747 | 640,977 |
Creditors | -4,222 | 290,026 | -550,736 | 598,928 | 6,170 | -304,886 | -392,904 | 241,270 | 55,830 | 24,795 | -28,227 | 9,679 | 46,739 | 380,333 | -195,428 | 653,135 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 7,035,209 | 783,742 | -782,766 | 1,471,951 | -1,172,910 | 1,348,652 | 722,704 | 258,674 | 1,338,990 | 853,095 | 256,905 | 241,433 | 721,241 | 108,648 | -12,815 | 2,728,145 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -14,432 | -14,212 | -159,831 | -53,034 | -47,210 | -64,000 | -49,000 | -44,000 | 123,000 | 329,000 | ||||||
Cash flow from operations | ||||||||||||||||
Investing Activities | ||||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | ||||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | 108,215 | -27,653 | -108,491 | 161,162 | -47,427 | 7,698 | 74,836 | 94,655 | 79,667 | 872,023 | -1,856,232 | 108,395 | 129,527 | 1,618,310 | ||
cash flow from investments | -108,215 | 27,653 | 108,491 | -161,162 | 47,427 | -7,698 | ||||||||||
Financing Activities | ||||||||||||||||
Bank loans | 237,944 | 34,610 | -203,333 | 104,666 | 302,000 | -267,192 | 14,776 | 252,416 | ||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -124 | -40 | 164 | -45,254 | 43,346 | -6,591 | 8,147 | 352 | ||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | -44,860 | -1,502 | -1,540 | -1,578 | -1,618 | -1,659 | -1,701 | -1,744 | -1,789 | -1,832 | -1,880 | -2,908 | 79,258 | |||
Long term loans | -490,534 | -535,394 | -536,896 | -97,158 | -64,128 | -475,411 | 1,630,596 | 1,394,988 | 1,217,408 | 725,228 | -326,887 | -333,759 | 551,903 | -212,328 | -201,532 | 1,679,967 |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -66,509 | 172,402 | -66,579 | -92,484 | 61,628 | -9,945 | -18,953 | -40,384 | 198,164 | -10,975 | 26,521 | |||||
other long term liabilities | 4,797,195 | -60,811 | 23,533 | -55,313 | -388,967 | 171,866 | 325,352 | -134,991 | 710,478 | 560,120 | 391,133 | 106,026 | -26,883 | 292,058 | -172 | 1,013,713 |
share issue | ||||||||||||||||
interest | -195,298 | -126,518 | -77,515 | -66,836 | -54,314 | -66,411 | -79,021 | -91,771 | -101,769 | -100,353 | ||||||
cash flow from financing | 4,195,292 | -425,305 | -461,207 | -65,198 | -667,334 | -277,840 | 2,131,301 | 1,150,152 | 1,856,820 | 862,833 | 286,989 | -297,052 | 583,702 | 101,192 | -172,089 | 9,668,252 |
cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||||||||||
cash | 5,072,198 | 873,508 | -1,273,735 | 2,525,679 | 338,361 | 2,817,293 | 2,644,305 | -386,781 | 1,400,421 | 1,145,286 | -1,212,435 | 209,513 | -23,744 | 721,170 | 95,058 | 2,853,563 |
overdraft | -282,592 | 282,592 | -238,516 | 13,125 | 13,063 | 10,796 | 11,028 | 190,504 | ||||||||
change in cash | 5,072,198 | 873,508 | -1,273,735 | 2,525,679 | 338,361 | 2,817,293 | 2,644,305 | -104,189 | 1,117,829 | 1,145,286 | -973,919 | 196,388 | -36,807 | 710,374 | 84,030 | 2,663,059 |
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LANCING COLLEGE LIMITED group structure
Lancing College Limited has 2 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
1 parent
LANCING COLLEGE LIMITED
03779985
2 subsidiaries
Lancing College Limited currently has 18 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Martin Slumbers (Jun 2008) and Mr Henry Lawson (Dec 2008).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Martin Slumbers | 65 years | Jun 2008 | - | Director | |
Mr Henry Lawson | England | 61 years | Dec 2008 | - | Director |
Mr Timothy Hancock | England | 70 years | Oct 2016 | - | Director |
Mr Justin Higgo | 56 years | May 2018 | - | Director | |
Professor Michael Farthing | England | 78 years | May 2018 | - | Director |
Mr Robert Crawford Clarke | England | 60 years | Nov 2019 | - | Director |
Mr Robert Crawford Clarke | England | 60 years | Nov 2019 | - | Director |
Mr Andrew-Dane Fairclough | 39 years | Apr 2021 | - | Director | |
Dr John Scott | 64 years | Jun 2021 | - | Director | |
Mrs Jenny Brown | 55 years | Jun 2022 | - | Director |
P&L
August 2024turnover
31.3m
+8%
operating profit
1m
0%
gross margin
46.4%
-1.66%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
August 2024net assets
19.4m
+0.05%
total assets
48.5m
+0.33%
cash
17.8m
+0.4%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
03779985
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
85200 - Primary education
85100 - Pre-primary education
85310 - General secondary education
incorporation date
May 1999
age
26
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
August 2024
previous names
N/A
accountant
-
auditor
MOORE KINGSTON SMITH LLP
address
lancing college, lancing, west sussex, BN15 0RW
Bank
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, BARCLAYS BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
DMH STALLARD LLP
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