−£5.27m
vs Mar 2024ActiveSC313681Private limited companyEdinburgh
DISCOVERY EDUCATION PLC
Significant control: Discovery Education (Holdings) Limited (75–100%)
From public filings as at 31 Aug 2026; may contain errors or be out of date. Verify at Companies House · Terms
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Summary
DISCOVERY EDUCATION PLC is an active private limited company (company number SC313681) incorporated on 19 December 2006, registered in Edinburgh. Its registered activity is other business support service activities n.e.c. (SIC 82990). Latest full accounts cover the period ending 31 March 2025, showing net assets of −£5.27m and cash of £16.38m, with 0 employees on average. Net assets rose 19% on the prior period (−£6.52m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the bottom quarter of 1,164 comparable companies in Edinburgh (median £1,819, upper quartile £60k).
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Ownership and control
- Discovery Education (Holdings) Limited
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Prudential Trustee Company Limited
- owns 75–100% of shares
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents. Directors and secretaries: see the officers list at Companies House.
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 19 December 200619 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2026in 69 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 2 January 2027in 71 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 82990
- Other business support service activities n.e.c.
- Accounts type
- Full
- Size band
- MicroCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£16.38m
+9%vs Mar 2024Not reported
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Not reported the period before| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | −£5.27m | £16.38m | £79.65m | £16.25m | — | £1.24m | 0 |
| 31 March 2024 | −£6.52m | £15.09m | £83.91m | £16.34m | — | −£2.33m | — |
| 31 March 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Current ratio5.91Current assets ÷ creditors within one year
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Net assets below zeroNet assets £-5,273,773 at 31 March 2025
- Net assets up 10% or more on the prior period+19.1% vs prior period
- Current assets at least 1.5× creditors within one yearCurrent ratio 5.91
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £16,382,213
- Three or more accounting periods on record3 periods on record
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 19 December 2006
Neutral facts read from the register and filed accounts, each with its evidence. They are not a rating, a prediction or advice, and may be incomplete or out of date. How each signal is derived.
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Timeline
- Confirmation statement duein 71 days
- Next accounts duein 69 days
- Accounts period endNet liabilities £5.27m · full accounts
- Accounts period endNet liabilities £6.52m · full accounts
- Accounts period end
- Incorporated
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All companies incorporated on 19 December 2006 · in Dec 2006.
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Reminders for DISCOVERY EDUCATION PLC
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.