
Company Number
11851234
Next Accounts
Feb 2026
Shareholders
horizon capital 2018 limited partnership
horizon capital 2019 syndication lp
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Industry
Activities of other holding companies (not including agricultural, production, construction, distribution and financial services holding companies) n.e.c.
Registered Address
boundary house county place, chelmsford, CM2 0RE
Website
junipereducation.orgPomanda estimates the enterprise value of JUNIPER EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED at £52.1m based on a Turnover of £24.5m and 2.13x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of JUNIPER EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED at £52.8m based on an EBITDA of £5.9m and a 8.99x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of JUNIPER EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED at £0 based on Net Assets of £-2.6m and 1.27x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Juniper Education Group Limited is a live company located in chelmsford, CM2 0RE with a Companies House number of 11851234. It operates in the activities of other holding companies n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 64209. Founded in February 2019, it's largest shareholder is horizon capital 2018 limited partnership with a 82.2% stake. Juniper Education Group Limited is a young, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £24.5m with high growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Juniper Education Group Limited a 3 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 5 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
5 Strong
2 Regular
4 Weak
Size
annual sales of £24.5m, make it larger than the average company (£19.3m)
£24.5m - Juniper Education Group Limited
£19.3m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 15%, show it is growing at a faster rate (12.2%)
15% - Juniper Education Group Limited
12.2% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 58.4%, this company has a lower cost of product (34.9%)
58.4% - Juniper Education Group Limited
34.9% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of -14.8% make it less profitable than the average company (4.4%)
-14.8% - Juniper Education Group Limited
4.4% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 339 employees, this is above the industry average (106)
339 - Juniper Education Group Limited
106 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £37.4k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£45k)
£37.4k - Juniper Education Group Limited
£45k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £72.1k, this is less efficient (£192.8k)
£72.1k - Juniper Education Group Limited
£192.8k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 22 days, this is earlier than average (44 days)
22 days - Juniper Education Group Limited
44 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 44 days, this is close to average (43 days)
44 days - Juniper Education Group Limited
43 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Juniper Education Group Limited
- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 6 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (13 weeks)
6 weeks - Juniper Education Group Limited
13 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 104.5%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (68.6%)
104.5% - Juniper Education Group Limited
68.6% - Industry AVG
Juniper Education Group Limited's latest turnover from May 2024 is £24.5 million and the company has net assets of -£2.6 million. According to their latest financial statements, Juniper Education Group Limited has 339 employees and maintains cash reserves of £2.5 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
May 2024 | May 2023 | May 2022 | May 2021 | May 2020 | |
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Turnover | 24,451,705 | 24,556,934 | 23,167,492 | 15,924,988 | 10,637,063 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||
Cost Of Sales | 10,161,961 | 10,373,577 | 8,613,258 | 5,560,840 | 4,740,498 |
Gross Profit | 14,289,744 | 14,183,357 | 14,554,234 | 10,364,148 | 5,896,565 |
Admin Expenses | 17,913,273 | 15,851,520 | 16,822,758 | 13,368,303 | 5,402,703 |
Operating Profit | -3,623,529 | -1,668,163 | -2,268,524 | -3,004,155 | 493,862 |
Interest Payable | 6,052,080 | 4,846,245 | 3,192,710 | 1,074,298 | 439,439 |
Interest Receivable | 492 | 515 | 498 | 3,428 | |
Pre-Tax Profit | -9,675,609 | -6,513,916 | -5,460,719 | -4,077,955 | 57,851 |
Tax | 1,007,290 | 1,342,122 | 1,822,224 | -690,393 | 42,222 |
Profit After Tax | -8,668,319 | -5,171,794 | -3,638,495 | -4,768,348 | 100,073 |
Dividends Paid | |||||
Retained Profit | -8,668,319 | -5,171,794 | -3,638,495 | -4,768,348 | 100,073 |
Employee Costs | 12,677,836 | 12,056,358 | 12,325,998 | 9,489,044 | 5,482,801 |
Number Of Employees | 339 | 340 | 427 | 392 | 219 |
EBITDA* | 5,873,888 | 4,955,231 | 3,774,787 | 279,043 | 2,445,251 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
May 2024 | May 2023 | May 2022 | May 2021 | May 2020 | |
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Tangible Assets | 245,130 | 354,993 | 564,408 | 691,866 | 427,764 |
Intangible Assets | 52,117,671 | 54,483,085 | 53,911,557 | 50,688,039 | 24,269,605 |
Investments & Other | |||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||
Total Fixed Assets | 52,362,801 | 54,838,078 | 54,475,965 | 51,379,905 | 24,697,369 |
Stock & work in progress | |||||
Trade Debtors | 1,503,974 | 1,905,764 | 2,536,103 | 3,600,111 | 2,459,903 |
Group Debtors | |||||
Misc Debtors | 1,712,910 | 1,069,744 | 1,405,916 | 1,180,767 | 675,262 |
Cash | 2,468,710 | 3,097,710 | 1,565,045 | 3,829,506 | 3,130,181 |
misc current assets | |||||
total current assets | 5,685,594 | 6,073,218 | 5,507,064 | 8,610,384 | 6,265,346 |
total assets | 58,048,395 | 60,911,296 | 59,983,029 | 59,990,289 | 30,962,715 |
Bank overdraft | 126,083 | ||||
Bank loan | 4,800,000 | 3,000,000 | 527,303 | 777,329 | 3,170,822 |
Trade Creditors | 1,225,017 | 1,329,117 | 1,306,856 | 859,774 | 618,619 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 37,136 | ||||
other short term finances | 640,172 | 952,401 | 480,000 | 1,870,000 | |
hp & lease commitments | |||||
other current liabilities | 14,440,449 | 13,511,058 | 13,208,323 | 13,732,084 | 10,575,705 |
total current liabilities | 21,105,638 | 18,792,576 | 15,522,482 | 17,239,187 | 14,528,365 |
loans | 38,787,037 | 38,234,894 | 41,331,809 | 35,826,901 | 7,520,000 |
hp & lease commitments | |||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | 250,000 | ||||
other liabilities | |||||
provisions | 774,206 | 1,596,630 | 2,923,044 | 4,076,314 | |
total long term liabilities | 39,561,243 | 39,831,524 | 44,254,853 | 39,903,215 | 7,770,000 |
total liabilities | 60,666,881 | 58,624,100 | 59,777,335 | 57,142,402 | 22,298,365 |
net assets | -2,618,486 | 2,287,196 | 205,694 | 2,847,887 | 8,664,350 |
total shareholders funds | -2,618,486 | 2,287,196 | 205,694 | 2,847,887 | 8,664,350 |
May 2024 | May 2023 | May 2022 | May 2021 | May 2020 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||
Operating Profit | -3,623,529 | -1,668,163 | -2,268,524 | -3,004,155 | 493,862 |
Depreciation | 207,435 | 300,142 | 276,490 | 166,023 | 408,774 |
Amortisation | 9,289,982 | 6,323,252 | 5,766,821 | 3,117,175 | 1,542,615 |
Tax | 1,007,290 | 1,342,122 | 1,822,224 | -690,393 | 42,222 |
Stock | |||||
Debtors | 241,376 | -966,511 | -838,859 | 1,645,713 | 3,135,165 |
Creditors | -104,100 | 22,261 | 447,082 | 241,155 | 618,619 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 929,391 | 302,735 | -523,761 | 2,906,379 | 10,825,705 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -822,424 | -1,326,414 | -1,153,270 | 4,076,314 | |
Cash flow from operations | 6,642,669 | 6,262,446 | 5,205,921 | 5,166,785 | 10,796,632 |
Investing Activities | |||||
capital expenditure | |||||
Change in Investments | |||||
cash flow from investments | |||||
Financing Activities | |||||
Bank loans | 1,800,000 | 2,472,697 | -250,026 | -2,393,493 | 3,170,822 |
Group/Directors Accounts | -37,136 | 37,136 | |||
Other Short Term Loans | -312,229 | 472,401 | -1,390,000 | 1,870,000 | |
Long term loans | 552,143 | -3,096,915 | 5,504,908 | 28,306,901 | 7,520,000 |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||
other long term liabilities | |||||
share issue | |||||
interest | -6,052,080 | -4,845,753 | -3,192,195 | -1,073,800 | -436,011 |
cash flow from financing | -249,529 | 2,255,726 | 1,668,989 | 25,624,357 | 18,856,224 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||
cash | -629,000 | 1,532,665 | -2,264,461 | 699,325 | 3,130,181 |
overdraft | -126,083 | 126,083 | |||
change in cash | -629,000 | 1,532,665 | -2,264,461 | 825,408 | 3,004,098 |
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JUNIPER EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED group structure
Juniper Education Group Limited has 2 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
JUNIPER EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED
11851234
2 subsidiaries
Juniper Education Group Limited currently has 6 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Simon Hitchcock (Feb 2019) and Mr Gavin Freed (May 2019).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Simon Hitchcock | England | 51 years | Feb 2019 | - | Director |
Mr Gavin Freed | England | 54 years | May 2019 | - | Director |
Mr Peter Martin | United Kingdom | 67 years | Jun 2019 | - | Director |
Mr Colin Haigh | England | 35 years | Jul 2022 | - | Director |
Mr Christopher Scarth | England | 44 years | Jun 2023 | - | Director |
Mr Martin Squier | 43 years | Mar 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
May 2024turnover
24.5m
0%
operating profit
-3.6m
+117%
gross margin
58.5%
+1.18%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
May 2024net assets
-2.6m
-2.14%
total assets
58m
-0.05%
cash
2.5m
-0.2%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
11851234
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
64209 - Activities of other holding companies (not including agricultural, production, construction, distribution and financial services holding companies) n.e.c.
incorporation date
February 2019
age
6
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
May 2024
previous names
eclair topco limited (May 2019)
accountant
-
auditor
CLA EVELYN PARTNERS LIMITED
address
boundary house county place, chelmsford, CM2 0RE
Bank
-
Legal Advisor
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