Alpha Schools (Holdings) Limited
Registered name: ALPHA SCHOOLS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
Part of As Holdco Limited groupAlpha Schools (Holdings) Limited made a £3.2m loss in the year to 31 Aug 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
Alpha Schools (Holdings) Limited reported a loss of £3.2m in the year to 31 Aug 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 21 employees. The company is classified under “primary education” and is based in High Wycombe; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- High Wycombe, South East
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2010
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
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.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | −£843k | −£1m | −£3.2m |
| Profit (best available) | −£843k | −£1m | −£3.2m |
| Staff costs | £1.1m | £1.4m | £1.3m |
| Employees (average) | 451 | 347 | 21 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | −£1.9k | −£3k | −£151k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Headcount growth | — | ▼23.1% | ▼94% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £0 | £2.7m | £67.4k |
| Net assets | £20.6m | £19.1m | £15.3m |
| Fixed assets | £31.6m | £24.9m | £24.8m |
| Current assets | £9.4m | £10.6m | £7.2m |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £937k | £0 | £0 |
| Cash from operations | — | — | −£495k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
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
- −£151k
- 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.
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
- ▼20%
- Now £15.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▼97%
- Now £67.4k
- Headcount
- ▼94%
- Now 21
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £0
- Fixed assets
- ▼0%
- Now £24.8m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- As Holdco Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Alpha Schools (Holdings) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (15)
- A S Northern LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Abbotsford Preparatory School LimitedFigures not disclosed
- As Guardians LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Clevelands Prep School LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Lady Lane Freehold LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Lady Lane Park School LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Moor Allerton Preparatory School LimitedFigures not disclosed
- ST Martins Preparatory School LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The Chadderton Preparatory Grammar School LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The Saints Schools LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Wellesley Haddon Dene School LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Wellow House School LimitedFigures not disclosed
- WHD Mini Stays LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Wickham Court School LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Wycombe Preparatory School LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (1)
- As Midco LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit −£3.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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