UNITED LEARNING TRUST

Active
Company number 04439859Private company limited by guaranteeIncorporated 2002

Key figures

£949,306,000+0.1%
Net assets 2024/25
+0.1%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
0250 m500 m750 m1 bn2023/242024/25

† UNITED LEARNING TRUST 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 85100

Where the company stands among the 8,358 active companies whose first SIC code is 85100 (Pre-primary education).

Turnover£620,041,000
Higher than 99% · median £2,007,217 among 464 that publish turnover
Net assets£949,306,000
Higher than 99% · median £49,297
Total assets£1,008,497,000
Higher than 99% · median £135,899
Cash£25,405,000
Higher than 99% · median £88,685
Employees8,713
Higher than 99% · median 10
Company age24.5 years
Older than 91% · median 11.7 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. UNITED LEARNING TRUST£949.3m
  2. LANGLEY GORSE DAY NURSERY LIMITED£925.7m
  3. THE GIRLS' DAY SCHOOL TRUST£599.9m
  4. LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST£456.9m
  5. DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST£413.4m
  6. MERIDIAN TRUST£405.6m
  7. PARTNERSHIP LEARNING£360.4m
  8. THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST£310.9m
  9. RIVER LEARNING TRUST£270.4m
  10. BUSY BEES NURSERIES LIMITED£270.1m

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 8,358. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: UNITED LEARNING TRUST

What kind of company is it?

UNITED LEARNING TRUST is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 04439859. It was incorporated on 15 May 2002. Its status is active. The registered office is in Peterborough (PE3). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is pre-primary education (85100), primary education (85200), general secondary education (85310).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Aug 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £620,041,000. Net assets were £949,306,000, up 0.1% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £25,405,000. Total assets were £1,008,497,000 and total liabilities £59,191,000. The company had an average of 8,713 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 8,358 active companies whose first SIC code is 85100: By turnover it ranks higher than 99% of the 464 that publish turnover (median £2,007,217). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £49,297). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £135,899). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £88,685). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 10). It is older than 91% of them (median age 11.7 years).

Has it received government grants?

It is recorded as the recipient of one central government grant worth £614.5k, from Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

What do public registers and reports show?

In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 28 days to pay suppliers, and 11% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 19.3% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 4 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

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

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 May 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 28 May 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover626,571,000620,041,000
Cash at bank and in hand82,539,00025,405,000
Total assets997,490,0001,008,497,000
Total liabilities47,654,00059,191,000
Net assets / total equity948,423,000949,306,000
Average number of employees8,4278,713

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.

Government grants

1 grant

UNITED LEARNING TRUST is recorded as the recipient of 1 central government grant, worth £614.5k.

Grant
  1. Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (Phase 3c)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · £614,454 · Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (Phase 3)

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

Payment practices1 Mar 2025 – 31 Aug 2025
Average time taken to pay invoices
28 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
11%
Standard payment terms
30 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 75%
  • 31 to 60 days 18%
  • After 60 days 7%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
28 Feb 2025
31
69%
14%
31 Aug 2024
30
71%
13%
29 Feb 2024
32
66%
16%
31 Aug 2023
33
65%
17%
28 Feb 2023
36
60%
22%
31 Aug 2022
34
61%
21%
28 Feb 2022
33
62%
20%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 19.3% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 13.3% lower
Employer size
5000 to 19,999 employees
Lower pay quarter83.4% womenLower middle76.1% womenUpper middle69.5% womenUpper pay quarter64.6% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 18.3% lower
women 13.6% lower
2023/24
women 19.5% lower
women 15.3% lower
2022/23
women 20.3% lower
women 15.6% lower
2021/22
women 18.8% lower
women 14.4% lower
2020/21
women 20.8% lower
women 15.9% lower
2019/20
women 18.5% lower
women 15.6% lower
2018/19
women 21.9% lower
women 15.9% lower
2017/18
women 16.9% lower
women 14.7% 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

Modern slavery statements4
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (UNITED LEARNING LTD)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (UNITED LEARNING LTD)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (UNITED LEARNING LTD)
Earlier years (1)
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (UNITED LEARNING LTD)

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.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £620m, net assets £949.3m, 8,713 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £626.6m, net assets £948.4m, 8,427 employees
  3. United Church Schools Trust registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate company limited by guarantee

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.