ESPALIER VENTURES LIMITED
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Cash
£8.6m
-11.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£22m
-568.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,114
-3.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£19m
-521.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-07-16.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £111,634,000 | £141,537,000 | £144,573,000 | +2.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£4,417,000 | £2,795,000 | £725,000 | -74.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£12,369,000 | £4,537,000 | -£19,140,000 | -521.9% | |
| Net profit | -£12,923,000 | £3,776,000 | -£20,085,000 | -631.9% | |
| Cash | £14,210,000 | £9,703,000 | £8,550,000 | -11.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £49,406,000 | £35,642,000 | £160,197,000 | +349.5% | |
| Net assets | £14,000 | -£3,265,000 | -£21,819,000 | -568.3% | |
| Equity | £14,000 | -£3,265,000 | -£21,819,000 | -568.3% | |
| Average employees | 1,092 | 1,155 | 1,114 | -3.5% | |
| Wages | £46,815,000 | £46,948,000 | £47,335,000 | +0.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £513,000 | £8,000 | £2,000 | -75% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £17,000 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £395,000 | £303,000 | — | — |
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 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -4.0% | 2.0% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | -11.6% | 2.7% | -13.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -8.9% | 7.8% | 0.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 100.0% | 102.2% | 108.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.26x | 1.11x | 1.08x | |
| Interest cover | -2.70x | 1.31x | 0.04x |
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
- ESPALIER VENTURES LIMITED 2016-04-01 → present
- ESPALIER CREDIT LIMITED 2013-11-19 → 2016-04-01
- NEWINCCO 1191 LIMITED 2012-07-02 → 2013-11-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which assumes that the group will continue to be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the relevant going concern period, which runs to 31 July 2027.”
Group structure
- ESPALIER VENTURES LIMITED · parent
- Into University Partnerships Limited 75%
- Espalier Developments Millendreath Limited 100%
- Millendreath Chalets Limited 100%
- Micro Flats Limited 100%
- INTO Manchester Limited 100%
- Delta Language Training & Consultancy Limited 100%
- Friars 607 Limited 100%
- INTO Exeter Limited 100%
- INTO Newcastle Limited 100%
- INTO University Partnerships (Asia) Limited 100%
- IUP 2 LLP 100%
- INTO Global Service Centre Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year we announced the formation of INTO Qualifications, which will operate as an Awarding Body of tailored educational programmes for international students.”
- “In August 2024 the group launched its groundbreaking Al-powered admissions processing system that aims to revolutionize the university admissions for international student recruitment.”
- “In April 2026, the group entered into a renewed Senior Debt Facility with HSBC UK Bank plc, comprising a committed revolving credit line and an associated overdraft capability. The facility totals £35m, with a £5m overdraft carve-out.”
- “On 9 April 2026, the Group completed the acquisition of certain shares, trade and assets of Kings Education Group for £400,014.”
- “A dividend of £571k was proposed after the reporting date to clear the balance on the directors loan account recorded in creditors due within one year”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLIN, Andrew Jeremy | Director | 2012-08-13 | Mar 1959 | British |
| GUPTA, Viren | Director | 2020-05-01 | Apr 1973 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLSWANG COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-07-02 | 2012-08-13 |
| MACKIE, Christopher Alan | Director | 2012-07-02 | 2012-08-13 |
| SLATER, Timothy Edward | Director | 2017-01-31 | 2021-05-17 |
| SMALE, Steven George | Director | 2013-01-18 | 2023-09-19 |
| SYKES, John Buchanan | Director | 2012-08-13 | 2023-09-19 |
| VIRGO, Matthew Andrew | Director | 2015-11-02 | 2017-01-31 |
| OLSWANG DIRECTORS 1 LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2012-07-02 | 2012-08-13 |
| OLSWANG DIRECTORS 2 LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2012-07-02 | 2012-08-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew Jeremy Colin | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 51 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2019-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-03 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.