RM is laying the ground to dispose of schools-focused IT provider arm RM Technology and other non-core assets, it said in its full-year results this morning.
Ranking 89th in Oxygen 250 2026, RM Technology provides hardware, software, connectivity and services to around 8,000 schools.
It is HP’s reigning Education Partner of the Year.
But in its full-year results this morning, RM reiterated plans to focus on its core Assessment division.
RM is “actively working” on delivering the legal and operational separation necessary to enable it to dispose of “non-core assets”, meanwhile, CEO Mark Cook said.
“Tough UK schools market”
RM Technology saw revenue fall 12.5% to £47.2m in the year to 30 November 2025, amid delays to key initiatives such as Connect the Classroom (which was only confirmed last March).
“Due to the nature of the roll-out by the UK Department of Education, funding did not ramp up fully as expected in H2,” RM stated.
“Services revenue was further impacted by scope reductions for a significant customer.”
The division “performed admirably in a tough UK schools market”, it said.
Looking at RM’s wider business, top and bottom lines headed in opposite directions in its fiscal 2025.
Although revenues from continuing operations slipped 2.5% to £162.1m, RM turned its first statutory profit since 2021.
“Looking ahead, we remain focused on driving growth, by continuing to invest in RM Ava and our core, higher-margin, Assessment business,” Cook stated.
“Simultaneously, we are actively working on delivering the operational and legal separation necessary to facilitate future disposals of non-core assets and further improve efficiencies.”
