INSPIRED EDUCATION (SOUTH LANARKSHIRE) PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-01 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£530K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£6M
Equity attributable
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£8M
Period ending 2025-09-30
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,954,000 | — | £19,076,000 | |
| Operating profit | £4,861,000 | — | £6,197,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,645,000 | — | £7,857,000 | |
| Net profit | £3,484,000 | — | £5,893,000 | |
| Cash | — | £152,000 | £530,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £268,731,000 | £269,778,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,108,000 | £6,094,000 | |
| Equity | — | £1,108,000 | £6,094,000 | |
| Average employees | 0 | — | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | — |
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 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 30.5% | — | 32.5% | |
| Net margin | 21.8% | — | 30.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 2.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | 17.16x | 15.83x | |
| Interest cover | 0.47x | — | 0.93x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider that the company will be able to settle its liabilities as they fall due and accordingly the unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “In the six months ended 30 September 2025 £6,556,000 of bonds issued by the company were repaid (year ended 31 March 2025: £15.260.000).”
- “A dividend of £907,000 (£17.79 per ordinary share) was paid during the six month period (period ended. 30 September 2024: £Nil).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEMPERIAN SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-11-12 | — | — |
| CLARK, Sheila Jamieson | Director | 2026-01-31 | Oct 1973 | British |
| GORDON, John Stephen | Director | 2019-05-01 | Dec 1962 | British |
| MCGHEE, Steven John | Director | 2023-05-25 | Oct 1983 | British |
| REARDON, Christopher Michael | Director | 2025-11-30 | Dec 1989 | British |
| RITCHIE, Alan Campbell | Director | 2013-02-08 | Apr 1967 | British |
| SHEEHAN, Richard Keith | Director | 2018-11-06 | May 1975 | British |
| WATT, John Edgar Allison | Director | 2017-08-30 | Jul 1957 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIDLER, Christopher Laskey | Secretary | 2005-07-07 | 2007-11-12 |
| BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-07-07 | 2005-07-07 |
| BIRCH, Alan Edward | Director | 2010-07-19 | 2014-03-26 |
| BIRCH, Alan Edward | Director | 2010-01-20 | 2010-07-19 |
| CHAMBERLAIN, Janet Patricia | Director | 2007-06-29 | 2008-01-23 |
| CHRISTIE, Rory William | Director | 2019-05-01 | 2023-05-25 |
| CLARK, Sheila Jamieson | Director | 2014-02-19 | 2018-11-17 |
| DODD, Phillip Joseph | Director | 2008-01-23 | 2013-02-08 |
| EDWARDS, Matthew James | Director | 2012-01-27 | 2014-02-19 |
| FIDLER, Christopher Laskey | Director | 2005-07-07 | 2005-10-18 |
| GRAHAM, John | Director | 2008-05-07 | 2018-05-23 |
| HARRIS, John David | Director | 2005-10-18 | 2006-10-01 |
| HEMMINGS, Paul Roger | Director | 2006-05-26 | 2008-11-10 |
| HOLLAND, Peter James | Director | 2005-07-07 | 2005-10-18 |
| JAMES, Christopher | Director | 2018-11-17 | 2026-01-31 |
| LINNEY, Joseph Mark | Director | 2005-10-18 | 2015-07-22 |
| MCINNES, Sarah Catherine | Director | 2015-07-22 | 2016-10-31 |
| MCLELLAN, Kenneth Andrew | Director | 2010-07-19 | 2017-04-01 |
| PHILLIPS, Anthony Jade | Director | 2006-05-26 | 2007-12-01 |
| POPE, Barry Robert Boyde | Director | 2005-10-18 | 2007-06-29 |
| RHODES, Andrew Charles Mutch | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2025-11-30 |
| RYAN, Terence | Director | 2008-11-10 | 2010-07-19 |
| WARD, James William | Director | 2006-05-26 | 2008-05-07 |
| WATSON, Martin John Malone | Director | 2007-12-01 | 2009-12-01 |
| WOODBURN, Neil Andrew | Director | 2016-10-31 | 2019-04-30 |
| BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-07-07 | 2005-07-07 |
| DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-07-07 | 2005-07-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspired Education (South Lanarkshire) Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 140 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2026-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-06 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2020-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
FY2025 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-09-30 vs 2025-03-31