ALPHA EVENTS LTD
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Cash
£414k
+242.1% vs 2024
Net assets
-£2m
-341.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
22
+22.2% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.5m
-467.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,299,000 | £2,310,000 | £2,089,000 | £1,639,000 | £1,829,000 | +11.6% | |
| Operating profit | £187,000 | -£80,000 | -£867,000 | £683,000 | -£2,510,000 | -467.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £187,000 | -£80,000 | -£867,000 | £683,000 | -£2,510,000 | -467.5% | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£444,000 | £503,000 | -£1,569,000 | -411.9% | |
| Cash | £174,000 | £748,000 | £503,000 | £121,000 | £414,000 | +242.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£455,000 | -£519,000 | -£963,000 | -£460,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | -£455,000 | -£519,000 | -£963,000 | -£460,000 | -£2,029,000 | -341.1% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | -£460,000 | -£2,029,000 | -341.1% | |
| Average employees | 10 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 22 | +22.2% | |
| Wages | — | — | £880,000 | £936,000 | £1,481,000 | +58.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £28,000 | £22,000 | — | — |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.4% | -3.5% | -41.5% | 41.7% | -137.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -21.3% | 30.7% | -85.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 136.8% | 188.3% | 163.5% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.53x | 0.61x | 1.44x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The director has prepared these financial statements on a going concern basis as they have received a letter of support from Penton Learning Systems LLC, their ultimate parent company who have committed to provide financial support to the Company”
Significant events
- “During the year ended 31 December 2024, IQPC Shared Services Limited forgave the IC balance owed by Alpha Events Limited. The total amount forgiven was £1,797,000.”
- “During the year ended 31 December 2025, the Company received an intercompany loan of £2,500,000 from IQPC Shared Services Limited, a related entity under common control.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-07-26 | — | — |
| WORDEN, Michael Roberts | Director | 2018-07-26 | Mar 1976 | American |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAS, Amit | Director | 2018-07-26 | 2024-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amit Das | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-07-26 | Ceased 2025-09-23 |
| Mr Stephen Howard Goldring | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-07-26 | Ceased 2018-07-26 |
| Michael Roberts Worden | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-07-26 | Active |
| Mr Richard Alan Worden | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-07-26 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 29 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-02 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-24 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2020-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.