ALPHABET HOLDINGS BC LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2025-12-31
Overdue
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-13
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£262K
+356.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£376K
-115.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
222
+45.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2M
-1,181.2% vs 2022
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2025-12-31.
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-13.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2023-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2017-12-31 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £24,636,148 | £24,251,997 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,941,636 | £1,173,906 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £202,090 | -£2,185,009 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £128,687 | -£2,184,705 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £26,672 | — | £57,394 | £262,138 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £17,263,703 | — | £10,479,939 | £16,843,140 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £4,824,968 | — | -£174,563 | -£376,424 | |
| Equity | -£61,672 | £4,331,384 | £4,958,462 | £4,824,968 | £5,017,912 | -£174,563 | -£376,424 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 0 | — | 153 | 222 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £5,142,267 | £6,668,510 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £133,900 | £111,900 |
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
FY2022 → FY2023 · period ending 2023-12-31 vs 2022-12-31
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Turnover
-1.6%
£24,636,148 £24,251,997
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Cash
+356.7%
£57,394 £262,138
highest in 3 filed years
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Net assets
-115.6%
-£174,563 -£376,424
lowest in 3 filed years
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Employees
+45.1%
153 222
highest in 3 filed years
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Operating profit
-39.5%
£1,941,636 £1,173,906
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Profit before tax
-1,181.2%
£202,090 -£2,185,009
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Wages
+29.7%
£5,142,267 £6,668,510
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 | 2017-12-31 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 7.9% | 4.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5% | -9.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 18.5% | 7.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.68x | 0.74x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 2.68x | 1.52x |
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
- ALPHABET HOLDINGS BC LIMITED 2025-12-16 → present
- ASSENT BUILDING COMPLIANCE AND SAFETY GROUP LIMITED 2024-09-17 → 2025-12-16
- ALPHABET BC LIMITED 2017-06-16 → 2024-09-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- DSC Accountants Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reviewed their use of the going concern basis of accounting and have concluded that the net liability position is attributable to the amortisation of goodwill. As this is a non-cash transaction, the directors are confident that the group will continue to be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due into the future and specifically for a period of at least twelve months. The shareholders have the financial ability and have demonstrated willingness to provide support in the amount and timing needed under the circumstances.”
Group structure
- ALPHABET HOLDINGS BC LIMITED · parent
- Assent Holdings Limited 100%
- Assent Building Compliance Limited 100%
- LB Building Control Limited 100%
- Oculus Building Consultancy Limited 100%
- Advanced Building Consultancy Limited 100%
- ANBC Solutions Limited 100%
- Xact Consultancy and Training Ltd 100%
- Xact Training Limited 100%
- Radio Newco Limited 75%
- Clarke Banks (Group) Limited 75%
- Clarke Banks (Building Control) Limited 75%
- Clarke Banks (Fire Engineering) Limited 75%
- Clarke Banks (Consultancy) Limited 75%
- Clarke Banks (Health & Safety) Limited 75%
Significant events
- “Assent Building Compliance and Safety Group Limited acquired 75% of Clarke Banks Group (via a new holding company Radio Newco), a specialist fire engineering and Registered Building Control Approver on 27th July 2023.”
- “On March 25, 2021 CICAIR held a disciplinary hearing for Assent Building Control following its conviction in September 2020 under section 57 of the Building Act 1984. The outcome of this new disciplinary panel was a level 2 sanction in January 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATTE, Richard Charles | Director | 2017-07-20 | Mar 1961 | British |
| DILLEY, John Michael | Director | 2017-07-20 | Nov 1964 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANZLER, Sebastian | Director | 2017-07-03 | 2025-02-27 |
| SHAW-TAYLOR, Lisa Jane | Director | 2017-06-16 | 2017-07-20 |
| THIELEMANN, Christian | Director | 2017-07-03 | 2018-07-12 |
| THOMSON, Iain Spence, Mr. | Director | 2021-08-24 | 2025-07-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpina Technology Fund I Gmbh & Co. Kg | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 75–100% | 2022-09-06 | Ceased 2022-09-06 |
| Alpina Partners (Scotgp) Lp | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-06-16 | Ceased 2022-09-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 52 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-02-02 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-02-02 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-02-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-16 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-10-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-22 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-04-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-17 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.