E F LANGUAGE SCHOOLS LIMITED
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Cash
£54k
-66.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.6m
+17.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
342
-10.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£955k
-19.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £61,988,233 | £65,024,000 | £63,550,000 | -2.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,089,964 | £1,135,000 | £1,088,000 | -4.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,097,061 | £1,188,000 | £955,000 | -19.6% | |
| Net profit | £818,067 | £753,000 | £692,000 | -8.1% | |
| Cash | £317,901 | £162,000 | £54,000 | -66.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,271,679 | £4,001,000 | £4,655,000 | +16.3% | |
| Net assets | £3,161,128 | £3,914,000 | £4,606,000 | +17.7% | |
| Equity | £3,161,128 | £3,914,000 | £4,606,000 | +17.7% | |
| Average employees | 350 | 383 | 342 | -10.7% | |
| Wages | £11,381,735 | £12,860,000 | £12,086,000 | -6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 33.3% | 28.4% | 23.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.7% | 58.5% | 65.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.16x | 1.21x | 1.12x | |
| Interest cover | 74.96x | — | 5.36x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- E F LANGUAGE SCHOOLS LIMITED 1979-12-31 → present
- E.F. LANGUAGE COLLEGES LIMITED 1978-12-31 → 1979-12-31
- EF LANGUAGE COLLEGES IN EUROPE LIMITED 1972-02-21 → 1978-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors are confident that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future as the underlying revenue development is strong and the Company is supported by its parent. The Company received a formal letter of support from a Group entity confirming its commitment to provide financial assistance for a period of at least 12 months should the Company be unable to meet its liabilities as they fall due. Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APPELKVIST, Jens Ake | Director | 2016-02-15 | Jul 1964 | Swedish |
| BACARIN, Dan Flavian | Director | 2025-11-06 | Jul 1987 | Swiss |
| IRELAND, Anna Marie | Director | 2025-11-06 | Apr 1970 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPELKVIST, Jens | Secretary | 1996-10-01 | 2004-07-01 |
| CASSERLOV, Goran | Secretary | — | 1996-10-01 |
| HAVGAERDE, Ulf Daniel Valentin, Mr. | Secretary | 2020-08-10 | 2022-09-05 |
| LJUNGDAHL, Karl Anders Reinhold | Secretary | 2006-10-02 | 2016-02-15 |
| MOLLER, Bo Jorgen | Secretary | 2004-07-01 | 2005-08-22 |
| STENHAMRE, Mattias | Secretary | 2016-02-15 | 2020-08-10 |
| SUNDMARK, Johan Anders Sten | Secretary | 2005-08-22 | 2006-09-29 |
| APPELKVIST, Jens | Director | 1996-10-01 | 1999-07-01 |
| BENGTSSON, Bjorn Daniel | Director | 2016-02-15 | 2016-10-31 |
| CASSERLOV, Goran | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2000-04-13 |
| CASSERLOV, Goran | Director | — | 1996-10-01 |
| DALGREN, Lars Alfred | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2001-10-01 |
| FORSBERG, Erik | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2004-07-01 |
| HALL, Jonathan William Scambler | Director | 2016-10-31 | 2018-06-30 |
| HAVGAERDE, Ulf Daniel Valentin, Mr. | Director | 2020-08-10 | 2022-09-05 |
| HOLLANDER, Marc | Director | 2024-03-15 | 2025-11-06 |
| JOHNSSON, Lars Ola | Director | 2022-09-05 | 2024-03-01 |
| KOCKUM, Eva | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2014-04-18 |
| LAMBERT OLSSON, Fredrik Hakan | Director | 2001-03-31 | 2002-10-01 |
| LINDQUIST, Tobias Gunnar Robert | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2004-07-01 |
| LJUNGDAHL, Karl Anders Reinhold | Director | 2006-10-02 | 2016-02-15 |
| NILSSON, Anna Kristina | Director | 2022-09-05 | 2025-11-06 |
| NILSSON, Anna Margareta | Director | 2000-04-13 | 2001-03-31 |
| NORLIN, Henrik Turesson | Director | 2018-06-30 | 2022-09-05 |
| SCHAEFFER, Elisabeth | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2016-02-29 |
| SCHAEFFER, Lisbeth | Director | 1992-09-30 | 1999-07-01 |
| STENHAMRE, Mattias | Director | 2014-04-18 | 2020-08-10 |
| THICK, Andrew | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Bertil Eric Hult | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-06-02 | Ceased 2025-11-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 209 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-15 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-12-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.