Academy for Distance Learning Limited
Registered name: ACADEMY FOR DISTANCE LEARNING LIMITED
Academy for Distance Learning Limited made £108k revenue and a £60.1k loss in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Academy for Distance Learning Limited’s revenue fell 17% to £108k in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with a loss of £60.1k and 3 employees. The company is classified under “technical and vocational secondary education” and is based in Canterbury; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Canterbury, South East
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2010
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £165k | £183k | £130k | £108k |
| Cost of sales | £50.3k | £44.6k | £48.6k | £38.9k |
| Gross profit | £115k | £138k | £81.7k | £69.3k |
| Operating profit | −£30.1k | −£39.9k | −£71.3k | −£60.1k |
| Profit before tax | −£30.5k | −£39.9k | −£71.3k | −£60.1k |
| Profit after tax | −£30.5k | −£39.9k | −£71.3k | −£60.1k |
| Profit (best available) | −£30.5k | −£39.9k | −£71.3k | −£60.1k |
| Employees (average) | — | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −18.5% | −21.8% | −54.7% | −55.6% |
| Gross margin | 69.5% | 75.6% | 62.7% | 64% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £45.7k | £43.4k | £36.1k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£10k | −£23.8k | −£20.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲10.8% | ▼28.8% | ▼16.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▼25% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £22.7k | £10.4k | £0 | £0 |
| Net assets | £3.9k | −£35.9k | −£107k | −£167k |
| Fixed assets | £2.6k | £2.2k | £1.7k | £1.3k |
| Current assets | £50k | £45.5k | £19.6k | £11.2k |
| Debtors | £26.1k | £33.5k | £16.5k | £10.6k |
| Source | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −55.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 64%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £36.1k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£20.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 9.8%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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 −£167k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £0
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼25%
- Now £1.3k
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Sources
Latest figures from AbridgedAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit −£60.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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