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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

1 item

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

Accounts

5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31

Metric Trend 2018-08-312019-08-312020-08-312023-08-312024-08-31
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 351358435331
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

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 2018-08-312019-08-312020-08-312023-08-312024-08-31
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 0.71x3.00x
Interest cover -19.97x1.34x

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

  1. ALPHA SCHOOLS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 2011-08-03 → present
  2. 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

  1. ALPHA SCHOOLS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED · parent
    1. AS Northern Limited 100% · England and Wales · primary education
    2. Abbotsford Preparatory School Limited 100% · England and Wales · primary education
    3. The Chadderton Independent Grammar School Limited 100% · England and Wales · primary education
    4. Wickham Court School Limited 100% · England and Wales · primary education
    5. Wellesley Haddon Dene School Limited 100% · England and Wales · primary education
    6. Moor Allerton Preparatory School 100% · England and Wales · primary education
    7. Lady Lane Park School Limited 100% · England and Wales · primary education
    8. St Martins Preparatory School Limited 100% · England and Wales · primary education
    9. Clevelands Prep School Limited 100% · England and Wales · primary education
    10. Sherrardswood Limited 0% · England and Wales
    11. The Saints Schools Limited 100% · England and Wales · primary education
    12. Wellesley House School Limited 100% · England and Wales · primary education

Significant events

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 PDF
2025-10-17 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-10-15 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-10-10 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2025-05-06 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-05-06 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-05-06 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-05-06 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-05-06 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-05-06 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-01-03 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-10-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
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 PDF
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

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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