ASPECT INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE ACADEMIES LIMITED
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Cash
£15k
+275% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.6m
+29.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
299
-1.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.2m
-13.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-27
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £42,983,000 | £45,530,000 | £39,171,000 | -14% | |
| Operating profit | £1,276,000 | £1,365,000 | £1,175,000 | -13.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,276,000 | £1,365,000 | £1,175,000 | -13.9% | |
| Net profit | £911,000 | £1,066,000 | £817,000 | -23.4% | |
| Cash | £4,000 | £4,000 | £15,000 | +275% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,376,000 | £3,433,000 | £4,321,000 | +25.9% | |
| Net assets | £1,717,000 | £2,783,000 | £3,600,000 | +29.4% | |
| Equity | £1,717,000 | £2,783,000 | £3,600,000 | +29.4% | |
| Average employees | 320 | 303 | 299 | -1.3% | |
| Wages | £9,413,000 | £9,462,000 | £8,302,000 | -12.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 53.7% | 39.8% | 27.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 94.5% | 86.5% | 86.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.06x | 1.17x | 1.21x |
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
- ASPECT INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE ACADEMIES LIMITED 2001-09-07 → present
- ANGLO-WORLD EDUCATION (UK) LIMITED 1987-11-27 → 2001-09-07
- DIRECTSTAT LIMITED 1987-09-08 → 1987-11-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements disclose all matters of which we are aware that are relevant to the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern, including all significant conditions and events, mitigating factors and plans of the Company.”
Group structure
- ASPECT INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE ACADEMIES LIMITED · parent
- Anglo World Travel SA 100%
- Anglo World Group Limited 100%
- Anglo World Education Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 1st May 2026, the Kaplan Languages Group was acquired by Inspirit Capital, a specialist investor in corporate carve-outs.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAAS, Caroline Alaire Burden | Director | 2026-08-19 | Jun 1967 | American |
| MINGUELLA MORALES, Alex | Director | 2026-05-01 | Jul 1981 | Spanish |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAGERSTEN, Christer | Secretary | 1994-05-26 | 1997-07-31 |
| MOUNTNEY, Miranda Ann | Secretary | 1997-07-31 | 2001-05-01 |
| PATON, Susan Mary | Secretary | 2008-03-31 | 2012-02-23 |
| ROCHESTER, Mervyn Alan | Secretary | — | 1992-09-07 |
| WHITTAM, Peter Charles | Secretary | 1992-11-02 | 1994-05-26 |
| MH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-05-01 | 2008-03-31 |
| ANDERSSON, Magnus | Director | 2002-10-25 | 2004-10-29 |
| BECKER, Douglas | Director | 1999-07-07 | 2000-10-06 |
| BOOTH, Alan | Director | 1996-03-08 | 1999-07-07 |
| FAGERSTEN, Christer | Director | 1994-05-26 | 1996-01-01 |
| HEAP, Brian | Director | — | 1999-07-07 |
| ISAAC, Gareth Roger | Director | 2014-06-02 | 2026-05-01 |
| JONES, David | Director | 2000-10-06 | 2026-05-01 |
| LEDGER, Robert Mark | Director | 2001-07-24 | 2002-10-25 |
| MCCAY, John Donal | Director | 1991-12-18 | 1999-01-06 |
| MCGEE JR, Bryant Lee | Director | 1999-07-07 | 2000-10-06 |
| PATON, Susan Mary | Director | 2009-07-14 | 2012-02-23 |
| ROCHESTER, Mervyn Alan | Director | — | 1992-09-07 |
| SPRINGFORS, Ulf | Director | 1991-09-18 | 1999-07-07 |
| THICK, Andrew Vincent Alexander | Director | 2012-04-30 | 2026-05-01 |
| TOSELLI, Ugo Jean Victor | Director | 2026-05-01 | 2026-08-19 |
| WITT, Gerald | Director | — | 1993-06-22 |
| ZENTZ, Robert | Director | 1999-07-07 | 2000-10-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspect Education Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 205 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-25 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2023-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-22 | DISS16(SOAS) | dissolution | Dissolved compulsory strike off suspended | |
| 2023-03-07 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.