ARDEN UNIVERSITY LIMITED

Active
Company number 02450180Private limited companyIncorporated 1989

Key figures

£164,872,000
Net assets 2024/25

† ARDEN UNIVERSITY LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 85320

Where the company stands among the 3,494 active companies whose first SIC code is 85320 (Technical and vocational secondary education).

Turnover£241,467,000
Higher than 99% · median £967,884 among 139 that publish turnover
Net assets£164,872,000
Higher than 99% · median £8,001
Total assets£309,241,000
Higher than 99% · median £40,113
Cash£30,669,000
Higher than 99% · median £28,526
Company age36.9 years
Older than 97% · median 7.6 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. ARDEN UNIVERSITY LIMITED£164.9m
  2. THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF SAINT BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL TRUST£84.1m
  3. ACTIVATE LEARNING EDUCATION TRUST£71.6m
  4. JTL£46.9m
  5. MILLENNIUM POINT TRUST£41.5m
  6. THE NATIONAL EXAMINATION BOARD IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH£41.4m
  7. ENGINUITY£34m
  8. DAY ONE TRUST£33.7m
  9. LONGDON HALL SCHOOL LIMITED£32.6m
  10. DAWLIFFE HALL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION£30.1m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 3,494. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: ARDEN UNIVERSITY LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

ARDEN UNIVERSITY LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02450180. It was incorporated on 7 Dec 1989. Its status is active. The registered office is in Coventry (CV3). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is technical and vocational secondary education (85320), first-degree level higher education (85421).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 May 2025); the company files group accounts. Turnover was £241,467,000. Profit for the year was £64,671,000. Net assets were £164,872,000. Cash at bank and in hand was £30,669,000. Total assets were £309,241,000 and total liabilities £143,576,000.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 3,494 active companies whose first SIC code is 85320: By turnover it ranks higher than 99% of the 139 that publish turnover (median £967,884). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £8,001). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £40,113). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £28,526). It is older than 97% of them (median age 7.6 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 10 public contract award notices from 6 public sector buyers since 2016. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £574k. Its most frequent buyer is NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT (4 contracts). 3 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 9 central government grants worth £2.9m, from Department for Education.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly plastics, electrical equipment. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 1.5% lower than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 11 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 28 Feb 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 22 Dec 2026.

Filed accounts2024/25
2024/25 †
Turnover241,467,000
Profit for the year64,671,000
Cash at bank and in hand30,669,000
Total assets309,241,000
Total liabilities143,576,000
Net assets / total equity164,872,000

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

10 contracts

ARDEN UNIVERSITY LIMITED is named as a supplier in 10 public contract award notices from 6 public sector buyers since 2016. The 7 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £574k. 3 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers6
NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
4 contracts · £112k
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation
2 contracts
Care Quality Commission
1 contract · £420k
Cambridgeshire County Council
1 contract · £28k
Places for People Group Limited
1 contract · £14k
Contracts
  1. Contract for the provision of Senior Leader Level 7 (ST0480) Apprenticeship call off contract, to South, Central and West Commissioning Support UnitNHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT · £56,000 · runs until May 2028
  2. Contract for the provision of Senior Leader Level 7 (ST0480) Apprenticeship call off contract, to South, Central and West Commissioning Support UnitNHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT · £14,000
  3. Senior Leader Level 7Cambridgeshire County Council · £28,000 · runs until Apr 2027
  4. Level 7 Senior Leader Apprenticeship Programme‡Care Quality Commission · £420,000 · runs until Mar 2030
  5. Contract for the provision of Senior Leader Level 7 (STO480) Apprenticeship call off contract, to South, Central and West Commissioning Support UnitNHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT · £28,000
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  1. 001086 Apprenticeships Round 7Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation · shared by 137 suppliers, up to £10,000,000,000 in total · runs until Jul 2027
  2. YPO - 001086 Apprenticeships‡Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation · shared by 90 suppliers, up to £10,000,000,000 in total
  3. Contract for the provision of Apprenticeship - Senior Leaders Level 7 with MBA to SCWNHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT · £14,000
  4. Places for People - Apprenticeships Preferred Supplier List - May 2021‡Places for People Group Limited · £14,000
  5. To contract with organisations to deliver higher and degree apprenticeships at levels 4-7 inclusive in England‡SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY · shared by 34 suppliers, up to £4,868,397 in total

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Government grants

9 grants

ARDEN UNIVERSITY LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 9 central government grants since 2019, together worth £2.9m.

Grants
  1. Apprenticeships Participation 16 - 18Department for Education · £146,543
  2. Additional recurrent teaching fundingDepartment for Education · £4,111 · ALB-Office for Students-Additional recurrent teaching funding
  3. Further Student Hardship fundingDepartment for Education · £225,317 · ALB-Office For Students-Further Student Hardship Funding
  4. Hardship fundingDepartment for Education · £95,214 · ALB-Office for Students-Student Hardship Funding
  5. Teaching Grant 2020-21Department for Education · £1,152,000 · ALB-Office for Students-Teaching Grant 2020-21
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  1. Apprenticeships Participation 16 - 18Department for Education · £7,200
  2. Apprenticeships Participation 18+Department for Education · £467,215
  3. Formula Capital 2020Department for Education · £269,045 · ALB - Office For Students - Formula Capital 2020
  4. Teaching Funding AY19/20Department for Education · £513,015 · ALB - Office For Students - Teaching Funding AY19/20

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 1.5% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 11.4% lower
Median bonus pay
women 10.3% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter78% womenLower middle70% womenUpper middle58% womenUpper pay quarter59% women
Earlier years (5)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 5.4% lower
women 12.7% lower
2023/24
women 11.4% lower
women 13.3% lower
2022/23
women 10.9% lower
women 18.7% lower
2021/22
women 22.1% lower
women 13.8% lower
2020/21
women 28.6% lower
women 30.4% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently November 2025. Main goods: plastics and electrical equipment.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently March 2026. Main goods: machinery.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £241.5m, net assets £164.9m
  2. Au Bidco Limited registered as a person with significant control
  3. Name changed to ARDEN UNIVERSITY LIMITEDPreviously RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.