ALPHA SCHOOLS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-13 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-29
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£16M
-13.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
331
-23.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2M
-7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Disclaimer of opinion
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-08-31 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £22,860,771 | £15,213,570 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£1,696,788 | £3,273,092 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£1,781,743 | -£1,905,632 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£1,781,743 | -£1,905,632 | |
| Cash | — | £4,397,469 | £1,656,951 | £0 | £3,442,888 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £22,739,965 | £21,686,338 | £21,282,770 | £38,053,801 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £18,168,302 | £15,742,670 | |
| Equity | £155,577 | £22,739,965 | £21,686,338 | £18,168,302 | £15,742,670 | |
| Average employees | — | 351 | 358 | 435 | 331 | |
| Wages | — | £8,654,759 | £8,881,982 | £14,762,407 | £9,123,837 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £127,000 | £127,000 | £169,500 | £80,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
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Turnover
-33.5%
£22,860,771 £15,213,570
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Cash
—
Not reported
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Net assets
-13.4%
£18,168,302 £15,742,670
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Employees
-23.9%
435 331
lowest in 4 filed years
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Operating profit
+292.9%
-£1,696,788 £3,273,092
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Profit before tax
-7%
-£1,781,743 -£1,905,632
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Wages
-38.2%
£14,762,407 £9,123,837
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-08-31 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -7.4% | 21.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -7.8% | -12.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -8.0% | 8.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 54.8% | 65.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.71x | 3.00x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -19.97x | 1.34x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- ALPHA SCHOOLS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 2011-08-03 → present
- IVERE LIMITED 2010-09-29 → 2011-08-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Richard Place Dobson Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Disclaimer of opinion
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- ALPHA SCHOOLS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED · parent
- AS Northern Limited 100%
- Abbotsford Preparatory School Limited 100%
- The Chadderton Independent Grammar School Limited 100%
- Wickham Court School Limited 100%
- Wellesley Haddon Dene School Limited 100%
- Moor Allerton Preparatory School 100%
- Lady Lane Park School Limited 100%
- St Martins Preparatory School Limited 100%
- Clevelands Prep School Limited 100%
- Sherrardswood Limited 0%
- The Saints Schools Limited 100%
- Wellesley House School Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 27 October 2023 the group disposed of its 100% holding in Sherrardswood Limited. Included in these financial statements are profits of £134,755 arising from the company's interests in Sherrardswood Limited up to the date of its disposal.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUSS, Paul Matthew | Secretary | 2013-01-24 | — | — |
| BUSS, Paul Matthew | Director | 2015-07-24 | Aug 1979 | British |
| KHAN, Ali | Director | 2011-06-16 | Mar 1965 | British |
| STATTERSFIELD, Robin John | Director | 2016-01-22 | Feb 1978 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KHAN, Ali | Secretary | 2011-06-16 | 2013-01-24 |
| LAVERY, Siobham Joan | Secretary | 2010-09-29 | 2011-06-16 |
| CLARKE, Pierre | Director | 2010-09-29 | 2011-06-16 |
| ROBERTSON, Martin Gordon | Director | 2013-02-28 | 2015-08-17 |
| STINTON, Nicholas Michael | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2013-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As Holdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-10-27 | Active |
| Mr Ali Khan | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-08-17 | Ceased 2023-10-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 103 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-06-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-31 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-05-31 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-05-31 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-05-31 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-05-31 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.