# Tellusgruppen

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## Overview

Tellusgruppen is a Swedish education group based in Stockholm that operates preschools, compulsory schools and related educational services through a group of subsidiaries. Its business combines childcare and schooling with supporting resources and administrative functions within the same corporate structure.

## Products & services

• Preschools (förskola)
• Compulsory schools / primary education (grundskola)
• Educational resources and support services
• School and preschool operations
• Digital and administrative systems for education

- **Preschool operations** (56%) — Childcare and early education services delivered through the group's preschools.
- **Primary school operations** (25%) — Compulsory schooling services provided through the group's schools.
- **Educational resources** (7%) — Support and resource services tied to the group's education operations.
- **Other segment services** (12%) — Smaller ancillary activities and inter-segment support functions.

- Preschools (förskola)
- Compulsory schools / primary education (grundskola)
- Educational resources and support services
- School and preschool operations
- Digital and administrative systems for education

## Customers

Tellusgruppen serves families and children through publicly funded education and childcare services, with demand driven by enrollment in preschools and schools. Its customers are primarily municipalities and parents within the Swedish education system, where quality, location and capacity influence choice and placement. The group also serves internal operating needs through shared educational and administrative resources.

- **Preschool children and families** (primary) — Families enroll children in the group's preschools because of quality, proximity and availability.
- **Primary school pupils and parents** (primary) — Households choose the group's schools for compulsory education and continuity from preschool.
- **Municipal education authorities** (secondary) — Local authorities influence funding, approvals and placement within the Swedish system.
- **Internal education support users** (secondary) — The group's own schools and preschools use shared educational resources and systems.

- Parents and guardians choosing preschool placements
- Municipalities funding or allocating education services
- School-age children enrolled in compulsory education
- Families seeking quality-focused local education options
- Internal operating units using shared support services

## Geography

Tellusgruppen is headquartered in Stockholm and operates in Sweden. Its business is tied to local catchment areas, so enrollment depends on the geography of preschools and schools rather than a broad export footprint. The company also notes that its operations are affected by local demographics and the availability of qualified staff in the areas where it runs facilities.

- **Sweden** (100%) — Company is headquartered in Stockholm and operates Swedish education businesses.

- Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden
- Operations are concentrated in Swedish education markets
- Local catchment areas affect preschool and school enrollment
- Demographics influence demand for places and capacity
- Facility locations matter because families choose nearby schools

## Strategy

Tellusgruppen's strategy centers on organic enrollment growth, quality improvement and disciplined capital allocation across its education businesses. It also emphasizes acquisitions and shared systems to scale operations, while maintaining a balance between growth investment, debt and limited distributions.

- **Organic enrollment growth** (short-term) — Higher occupancy and pupil numbers improve utilization across preschools and schools.
- **Acquisitions and expansion** (medium-term) — Adds scale and broadens the group's footprint in Swedish education markets.
- **Integrated operating systems** (medium-term) — A common platform improves control over pedagogy, administration and economics.
- **Capital discipline** (long-term) — Supports financial stability while preserving flexibility for growth and dividends.

- Grow enrollment through quality and attractive local offerings
- Use acquisitions alongside organic growth to expand the group
- Strengthen shared systems across pedagogy, administration and finance
- Maintain disciplined capital allocation and balance sheet control
- Support expansion with a mix of internal cash, new capital and debt

## Risks

Tellusgruppen is exposed to demand swings, regulatory oversight and staffing constraints that are typical in private education and childcare. Its results also depend on public funding, local demographics and political attitudes toward for-profit schooling, while accounting changes such as IFRS 16 and IFRS 3 can materially alter reported leverage and goodwill.

- **Demand for education services** [high] — Revenue depends on enrollment, which is influenced by demographics, municipal funding and parental choice.
- **Regulatory and permit risk** [high] — Education operations require approvals and must comply with national and local rules.
- **Teacher and leadership availability** [high] — Service quality and capacity depend on recruiting and retaining qualified staff.
- **Political risk for private education** [high] — Policy changes may affect the ability to operate schools for profit.
- **Lease and acquisition accounting changes** [medium] — IFRS adoption can increase reported assets, liabilities and goodwill, affecting leverage optics.

- Enrollment depends on demographics and local demand for education places
- Operations require permits and compliance with education rules
- Qualified teachers and school leaders are hard to recruit and retain
- Political decisions can affect for-profit school conditions
- IFRS 16 and IFRS 3 can change reported debt and goodwill

## Accounting

Tellusgruppen's reporting is affected by the transition from K3 to IFRS, especially IFRS 16 lease capitalization and IFRS 3 acquisition accounting. Because the group leases all of its operating premises, lease accounting can materially increase reported assets and liabilities, while goodwill will be tested for impairment rather than amortized under IFRS.

- **IFRS 16 lease accounting** — Higher reported assets and liabilities; lower rent expense, higher depreciation and interest
- **IFRS 3 business combinations** — Potential increase in goodwill and opening equity
- **Goodwill impairment testing** — Earnings volatility if impairment is recognized
- **Seasonality in education operations** — Comparability across quarters

- IFRS 16 will capitalize leased premises and raise reported leverage
- IFRS 3 changes how acquired businesses and goodwill are recorded
- Goodwill moves from amortization under K3 to impairment testing under IFRS
- Education revenue is tied to enrollment and can show seasonal variation
- Discount rates and lease terms affect lease liability estimates

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*Last updated: 2026-08-11T04:04:56.600934+00:00*
