DISCOVERY EDUCATION PLC - Profile & Financials

Accounts Submitted 19 Sept 2025

Confirmation Statement Submitted 30 Jan 2025

Net assets £-5.27M £1.24M 2024 year on year

Total assets £96.49M £3.01M 2024 year on year

Total Liabilities £101.77M £4.26M 2024 year on year

Charges 5

5 outstanding

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Registered Address

C/O Resolis Limited Exchange Tower, 11th Floor 19 Canning Street Edinburgh EH3 8EG Scotland

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Financials

Period 1 Jan → 31 Dec 2024

Type Total Exemption Full

Next accounts 31 December 2025

Due by 30 September 2026 9 months

Net Assets, Total Assets & Total Liabilities (2014–2024)

Cash in Bank

£16.38M

Increased by £1.30M (+9%)

Net Assets

-£5.27M

Increased by £1.24M (+19%)

Total Liabilities

£101.77M

Decreased by £4.26M (-4%)

Turnover

£9.45M

Decreased by £942.07k (-9%)

Employees

N/A

Debt Ratio

105%

Decreased by 2 (-2%)

Financial History

Revenue, profit, EBITDA and key financial figures

	2024 Dec Year End	2023 Dec Year End
P&L
Revenue	£142.3M	£128.7M
Gross Profit	£48.2M	£43.1M
Operating Profit	£22.4M	£19.8M
Net Profit	£18.1M	£15.9M
EBITDA	£31.5M	£28.2M
Assets
Cash	£24.7M	£21.3M
Total Assets	£89.4M	£82.1M
Liabilities
Total Liabilities	£45.2M	£41.8M
Key Metrics
Employees	1,247	1,156

Latest Revenue

£142.3M

Latest EBITDA

£31.5M

Cash Position

£24.7M

Funding

Fundraising & Grants

No fundraising or grants recorded

Investors (0)

No investor information available

Officers

4 active 23 resigned

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						Status
Paul Justin Thomson	Director	British	Scotland	48	30 Mar 2025	Active
Peter Kenneth Johnstone	Director	British	United Kingdom	60	29 Jan 2024	Active
Resolis Limited	Corporate-secretary	United Kingdom	Unknown	—	1 Apr 2022	Active
Steven John Mcghee	Director	British	Scotland	42	15 May 2023	Active

Shareholders

Shareholders (2)


Prudential Trustee Company Limited	100.0%	473,998	Ordinary	19 Dec 2017
Discovery Education (nominee) Limited	0.0%	2	Ordinary	19 Dec 2017

Persons with Significant Control

Persons with Significant Control (1)

1 Active 1 Ceased

Discovery Education (holdings) Limited

United Kingdom

Active

Notified 6 Apr 2016

Nature of Control

Voting Rights 75 To 100 Percent
Right To Appoint And Remove Directors

Prudential Trustee Company Limited

Ceased 20 Nov 2023

Ceased

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Group Structure

DISCOVERY EDUCATION (HOLDINGS) LIMITED united kingdom shares 25 to 50 percent, voting rights 25 to 50 percent

CRIMSON PROJECT INVESTMENTS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

ELGIN INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED united kingdom shares 25 to 50 percent as firm, voting rights 25 to 50 percent as firm

CRIMSON PROJECT INVESTMENTS (ISSUER) LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

EDNASTON PROJECT INVESTMENTS LIMITED united kingdom shares 25 to 50 percent, voting rights 25 to 50 percent

COBALT PROJECT INVESTMENTS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

DALMORE CAPITAL (PARA 1) LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

DALMORE CAPITAL 13 GP LLP united kingdom voting rights 25 to 50 percent limited liability partnership, right to share surplus assets 25 to 50 percent limited liability partnership

DENBY PROJECT INVESTMENTS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

CURBAR PROJECT INVESTMENTS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

BAKEWELL PROJECT INVESTMENTS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

DALMORE CAPITAL 50 GENERAL PARTNER LLP united kingdom voting rights 25 to 50 percent limited liability partnership, right to share surplus assets 25 to 50 percent limited liability partnership

DALMORE CAPITAL 63 GENERAL PARTNER LLP united kingdom voting rights 25 to 50 percent limited liability partnership, right to share surplus assets 25 to 50 percent limited liability partnership

DALMORE CAPITAL DM LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

DALMORE GP HOLDINGS LIMITED united kingdom

IOWA DEBTCO LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

DALMORE CAPITAL 51 GENERAL PARTNER LLP united kingdom voting rights 25 to 50 percent limited liability partnership, right to share surplus assets 25 to 50 percent limited liability partnership

DALMORE CAPITAL (ISSUER 1) LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

DALMORE CAPITAL 2 GP LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

DISCOVERY EDUCATION PLC Current Company

Charges

5 outstanding

Documents

Company Filings

Date	Category	Description	Document
19 Sept 2025	Accounts	Annual accounts made up to 2025-03-31	View(31 pages)
4 Apr 2025	Officers	Appointment of Mr Paul Justin Thomson as director on 2025-03-30	View(2 pages)
4 Apr 2025	Officers	Termination of Robert James Emmott as director on 2025-03-30	View(1 page)
30 Jan 2025	Confirmation Statement	Confirmation statement made on 2025-01-30 with no updates	View(3 pages)
24 Sept 2024	Accounts	Annual accounts made up to 2024-03-31	View(32 pages)