BABCOCK TRAINING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-17 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£77M
+8% vs 2024
Employees
571
-7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£8M
+99.4% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- BABCOCK TRAINING LIMITED 2010-07-09 → present
- VT TRAINING LIMITED 2009-08-14 → 2010-07-09
- VT TRAINING PLC 2007-08-01 → 2009-08-14
- VT PLUS TRAINING PLC 2002-06-10 → 2007-08-01
- HOSPITALITY PLUS (UK) PLC 1998-10-01 → 2002-06-10
- THE HOSPITALITY & CATERING TRAINING PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 1993-05-14 → 1998-10-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £60,990,000 | £59,363,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£2,761,000 | £1,193,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,239,000 | £8,451,000 | |
| Net profit | £4,195,000 | £5,717,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £83,516,000 | £87,746,000 | |
| Net assets | £71,487,000 | £77,216,000 | |
| Equity | £71,487,000 | £77,216,000 | |
| Average employees | 614 | 571 | |
| Wages | £20,455,000 | £20,041,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -4.5% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | 6.9% | 9.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -3.3% | 1.4% | |
| Current ratio | 5.68x | 6.21x | |
| Interest cover | -5.20x | 3.43x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Following review, the directors have concluded that the company has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. The directors have not identified any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt upon the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- BABCOCK TRAINING LIMITED · parent
- Skills2Learn Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In September 2025, the full balance of the loan note, including interest accrued up to the date of settlement, was repaid ahead of the loan terms by Inspirit Tulip Bidco Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BABCOCK CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-02-25 | — | — |
| ABBOTT, Matthew Thomas | Director | 2024-11-19 | Mar 1978 | British |
| MCGAUGHEY, Aimee Louise | Director | 2026-03-12 | Jul 1990 | British |
| STACEY, Rachel | Director | 2025-01-20 | Feb 1986 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, John Peter | Secretary | 1998-06-01 | 2000-09-06 |
| BORRETT, Nicholas James William | Secretary | 2012-07-27 | 2013-02-25 |
| JOWETT, Matthew Paul | Secretary | 2005-05-03 | 2010-07-09 |
| MARTEN, Lorraine Marie | Secretary | 1993-05-14 | 1998-06-01 |
| RUDDY, Noel Edward | Secretary | 2000-09-06 | 2001-04-12 |
| TELLER, Valerie Francine Anne | Secretary | 2010-07-09 | 2012-07-27 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-05-14 | 1993-05-14 |
| BINGE, Peter John | Director | 1994-09-01 | 1997-05-30 |
| CAMERON-RAKE, Johanne | Director | 1997-04-09 | 1999-03-31 |
| CHRISTOPHER JOHN, Cundy | Director | 2001-04-12 | 2007-12-13 |
| DAVIES, John Richard | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2021-06-28 |
| DOHERTY, Shaun, Dr | Director | 2022-05-31 | 2024-09-20 |
| EDMONSDON, Philip John | Director | 1997-04-09 | 1998-06-01 |
| FERGUSON SMITH, Eileen Adele | Director | 1994-09-01 | 1998-06-01 |
| GERNON, Anthony Lawrence | Director | 1998-05-01 | 1999-06-10 |
| GOODEHERE, Philip Roger | Director | 1997-04-09 | 1999-03-31 |
| HARRISON, Philip James | Director | 2007-12-13 | 2010-07-09 |
| HAYWARD, Matthew | Director | 2019-01-17 | 2021-12-17 |
| HYDE, John Allan | Director | 1993-05-14 | 2001-04-12 |
| JUBB, Kathleen Gillian | Director | 1994-09-01 | 1999-06-10 |
| KHAN, Alexander Philip | Director | 2010-09-02 | 2012-04-26 |
| KINNAIRD, Elaine | Director | 1994-09-01 | 1998-12-01 |
| LEEMING, Graham David | Director | 2010-09-02 | 2016-07-01 |
| LESTER, Simon Mark | Director | 1999-02-10 | 2001-04-12 |
| LEWIS, Austin Spencer | Director | 2012-04-26 | 2016-10-01 |
| MACDONALD, Duncan | Director | 1996-03-25 | 1999-03-31 |
| MARTEN, Lorraine Marie | Director | 1993-05-14 | 1999-01-31 |
| MARTIN, Linda Janet | Director | 1995-02-06 | 2001-04-12 |
| MARTINELLI, Franco | Director | 2010-07-09 | 2016-09-27 |
| NEWMAN, Tom | Director | 2021-06-29 | 2022-07-19 |
| NEWMAN, Tom | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2019-01-17 |
| PARKER, James Richard | Director | 2022-12-20 | 2025-01-20 |
| PEACOCK, William Eric, Sir | Director | 1999-02-10 | 2001-04-12 |
| RAYSON, Joanna Kay | Director | 2021-12-17 | 2026-03-12 |
| TARRANT, Simon Edward | Director | 2001-04-12 | 2007-03-31 |
| TAYLOR, Richard Hewitt | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2021-10-31 |
| THOMAS, Kevin Richard | Director | 2010-09-02 | 2015-11-02 |
| URQUHART, Iain Stuart | Director | 2016-09-27 | 2022-05-31 |
| WALLBANK, Linda | Director | 1997-04-09 | 2001-04-12 |
| WHITTAKER, Jill Marie | Director | 1999-01-13 | 2001-04-12 |
| WITHEY, Simon Benedict | Director | 2007-03-31 | 2010-09-02 |
| WRIGHT, Vivienne | Director | 1997-04-09 | 1998-06-01 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-05-14 | 1993-05-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock Education & Training Holdings Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 220 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-2.7%
£60,990,000 £59,363,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+8%
£71,487,000 £77,216,000
-
Employees
-7%
614 571
-
Operating profit
+143.2%
-£2,761,000 £1,193,000
-
Profit before tax
+99.4%
£4,239,000 £8,451,000
-
Wages
-2%
£20,455,000 £20,041,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers