How many employees does Alpha CRC Limited have?

Alpha CRC Limited reported an average of 160 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Alpha CRC Limited profitable?

Yes — Alpha CRC Limited reported a profit of £4m in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 02197452 · Incorporated 23 Nov 1987

Alpha CRC Limited

Registered name: ALPHA CRC LIMITED

Alpha CRC Limited made £4m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024 (revenue not disclosed).

Alpha CRC Limited reported £4m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 160 employees. The company is classified under “translation and interpretation activities” and is based in Cambridge; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 74300Translation and interpretation activities

Status: Active
Location: Cambridge, East of England
Age: 38 yrs · since 1987
Type: Private Limited Company

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Independent

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£4m

Growth —

Profit margin

—

Employees

160

Change ▼17.5%

Profit / employee

£25.3k

Profitable streak

1yr

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2021	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—	—
Cost of sales	£15.1m	£17.3m	£16.9m	£16.7m
Profit after tax	£1.1m	−£5.4m	−£2.3m	£4m
Profit (best available)	£1.1m	−£5.4m	−£2.3m	£4m
Staff costs	£5.8m	£6.1m	£5.4m	£4.6m
Employees (average)	235	240	194	160
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—	—
Profit per employee	£4.8k	−£22.5k	−£12k	£25.3k
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	▼580.8%	—	—
Headcount growth	—	▲2.1%	▼19.2%	▼17.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£696k	£1m	£231k	£427k
Net assets	£2.2m	−£3.5m	−£5.5m	−£2.3m
Fixed assets	£9.9m	£10.6m	£7.2m	£10.6m
Current assets	£4.3m	£5.8m	£3.6m	£3.6m
Debtors	£2.1m	£2.2m	£2.4m	£2.3m
Deferred income	£235k	£45.1k	£1.5m	£294k
Cash from operations	−£3.7m	−£10.7m	−£806k	—
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £25.3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: —; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: —; Now −£2.3m
Cash at bank: ▲85%; Now £427k
Headcount: ▼18%; Now 160
Deferred income: ▼81%; Now £294k
Fixed assets: ▲49%; Now £10.6m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (2)

Chatterbox Voices LtdFigures not disclosed
Language Technology Centre LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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