Discovery Education PLC

ActiveSC313681 Public limited company
Incorporated
19 December 2006 (19 years)
Industry
Other business support service activities n.e.c. (82990)
Directors
Claire Gillespie
Paul Justin Thomson
Accounts type
Full
Region
Scotland
Address
C/o Resolis Limited Exchange Tower
11th Floor
19 Canning Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8EG

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 March 2026
Conf. stmt due
24 February 2027
Last conf. stmt
10 February 2026

Charges

Total
5
Outstanding
5
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
0

Officers 5 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Gillespie, Claire
Director · Appointed 6 August 2026
British
Born July 1979 (47)
Director · Appointed 15 June 2026
British
Born December 1978 (47)
Thomson, Paul Justin
Director · Appointed 30 March 2025
British
Born August 1977 (49)
Director · Appointed 15 May 2023
British
Born October 1983 (43)
Corporate Secretary · Appointed 1 April 2022
Officer history (24 former)
6 August 2026
Appointed Gillespie, Claire as Director
15 June 2026
15 June 2026
Resigned Johnstone, Peter Kenneth as Director
30 March 2025
Appointed Thomson, Paul Justin as Director
30 March 2025
Resigned Emmott, Robert James as Director
29 January 2024
Appointed Johnstone, Peter Kenneth as Director
29 January 2024
Resigned Gordon, John Stephen as Director
30 June 2023
Resigned Johnstone, Peter Kenneth as Director
30 June 2023
Appointed Gordon, John Stephen as Director
15 May 2023
Appointed Mcghee, Steven John as Director
15 May 2023
Resigned Christie, Rory William as Director
1 April 2022
Appointed Resolis Limited as Corporate Secretary
31 March 2022
Resigned Infrastructure Managers Limited as Corporate Secretary
23 August 2021
Appointed Johnstone, Peter Kenneth as Director
23 August 2021
10 May 2021
Resigned Flight, Alexander as Director
10 May 2021
Appointed Emmott, Robert James as Director
10 May 2021
Resigned Colgan, Gregory Thomas as Director
30 July 2020
Appointed Flight, Alexander as Director
1 May 2019
1 May 2019
Appointed Christie, Rory William as Director
1 May 2019
Resigned Burge, Richard William Francis as Director
1 May 2019
1 May 2019
1 May 2019
Resigned Gordon, John Stephen as Director
19 June 2017
Appointed Colgan, Gregory Thomas as Director
19 June 2017
Resigned Stewart, Marjory May as Director
1 April 2016
Appointed Infrastructure Managers Limited as Corporate Secretary
1 April 2016
Resigned Band, James Taylor as Secretary
1 November 2015
Appointed Gordon, John Stephen as Director
1 November 2015
Resigned Mcdonagh, John as Director
30 April 2015
Resigned Mcewan, Alastair John Angus as Director
30 April 2015
Resigned Johnstone, Peter as Secretary
9 April 2015
Appointed Band, James Taylor as Secretary
9 April 2015
Appointed Burge, Richard William Francis as Director
18 March 2015
Resigned Fordyce, Alan Peter as Director
13 August 2014
Resigned Christie, Rory William as Director
2 June 2014
Appointed Mcewan, Alastair John Angus as Director
18 November 2013
Appointed Christie, Rory William as Director
11 November 2013
Appointed Mcdonagh, John as Director
31 October 2013
31 October 2013
Resigned Honeyman, David as Director
27 September 2013
Resigned Robertson, William George as Director
27 May 2010
Appointed Honeyman, David as Director
26 May 2010
Resigned Boyle, David Millar as Director
1 September 2009
Resigned Dorward, David Keay as Director
1 September 2009
Appointed Stewart, Marjory May as Director
26 April 2007
Appointed Dorward, David Keay as Director
19 December 2006
Appointed Boyle, David Millar as Director
19 December 2006
Appointed Fordyce, Alan Peter as Director
19 December 2006
Appointed Wotherspoon, Robert John William as Director
19 December 2006
Appointed Johnstone, Peter as Secretary
19 December 2006
Appointed Robertson, William George as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Limited By Shares
Reg. no. Sc308017
Former controllers (1)
20 November 2023
Ceased Prudential Trustee Company Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Net Assets
(£5,273,773)
Cash
£16,382,213
Profit Before Tax
£1,657,646
Current Ratio
5.9x

Trend

Net Assets
(£10.0M) (£5.0M) £0 2024 2025 (£6,517,007) (£5,273,773)
Balance sheet detail
20252024
Current Assets£96,029,762£98,999,718
Debtors£79,647,549£83,913,579
Cash£16,382,213£15,086,139
Creditors (< 1 year)£16,246,419£89,171,737
Creditors (> 1 year)£85,057,116£89,171,737
Net Current Assets£79,783,343£82,654,730
Net Assets(£5,273,773)(£6,517,007)
Shareholder Funds(£5,273,773)(£6,517,007)

Filings 125

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
21 September 2026Full accounts31 March 2026
18 August 2026Appointment of a director
3 August 2026Secretary's details changed
18 June 2026Termination of appointment of a director
18 June 2026Appointment of a director
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