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Juniper Education Group – Company Results
Juniper Education Group, the Horizon Capital-backed provider of software and professional services to UK schools, has reported an adjusted EBITDA of £8.0m for the year ended 31 May 2025 (2024: £6.4m), on revenue up 4% to £25.4m (2024: £24.5m). Adjusted EBITDA margin increased 530bps to 31.5% (2024: 26.2%).
Juniper said the increase in revenue was principally due to a full year contribution from Shkolo, its Sofia-based subsidiary providing management information systems to the Bulgarian K-12 market, which was acquired in December 2023 for £2.6m. On a pro forma basis revenue remained relatively flat, Juniper said.
Gross margin improved 730bps to 65.7% in the period (2024: 58.4%), which Juniper said was due to the continued streamlining of its solution delivery process and by consolidating hosting costs with key supply partners such as AWS.
During the year, Juniper said it continued to invest significantly in its product development strategy, investing £3.3m in FY25, including investment in its JoinUp proposition (2024: £3.7m). Launched at BETT 2026, JoinUp is aimed at helping schools and MATs work more effectively by connecting people, systems and services. The JoinUp platform provides schools with a connected foundation for managing statutory data alongside the Juniper products and third party products they choose to support school improvement.
The company also established a technology development hub at its Shkolo subsidiary in FY25, which Juniper said is now starting to drive a large proportion of the group’s product development output.
At 31 May 2025, Juniper had cash balances of £1.5m (20204: £2.5m) and net debt £44.6m (2024: £40.6m). In August 2025, the company extended the maturity date of its senior debt from the end of 2026 to the end of 2027 and its RCF from the end of June 2026 to the end of June 2027.
Headquartered in Chelmsford, Juniper supports over 15,000 UK schools and 1,400 MATs with at least one product or service, including MIS, student performance and analytics, community engagement and school web solutions, and school office solutions. Additionally, the company serves 1,700 schools in Bulgaria and has a foothold in Spain following the acquisition Shkolo.
In January 2026, Juniper announced the appointment of Sarah Barton as its new CEO, succeeding Chris Scarth, who remains with Juniper but in a much more focused role, working with Juniper’s partners and on its largest opportunities with MATs and schools in a strategic commercial capacity. Prior to joining Juniper as COO in 2021, Sarah Barton was Deputy Director of Education at Reach2 Academy Trust, the largest primary-only MAT in the country.
| Juniper Education Group | |||
| Year ended 31 May (£ million) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Revenue | 25.4 | 24.5 | 24.6 |
| Gross profit | 16.7 | 14.3 | 14.2 |
| Gross margin | 65.7% | 58.4% | 57.8% |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 8.0 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| Adjusted EBITDA margin | 31.5% | 26.2% | 25.7% |
| Source: Juniper Education Group Ltd. | |||
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