Alternative Element (Holdings) Ltd
Registered name: ALTERNATIVE ELEMENT (HOLDINGS) LTD
Alternative Element (Holdings) Ltd made £150k revenue and £151k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Alternative Element (Holdings) Ltd’s revenue fell 25% to £150k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £151k profit and 1 employee. The company is classified under “non-trading company” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2014
- 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.
Key figures
Unusual figures. Profit is higher than revenue in this filing. That usually means investment income, dividends from subsidiaries or one-off gains — or a mis-tagged figure. Check the original filing before drawing conclusions.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £40k | £15k | £200k | £150k |
| Gross profit | £40k | £15k | £200k | £150k |
| Operating profit | — | — | £200k | £150k |
| Profit before tax | £40k | £16.6k | £204k | £151k |
| Profit after tax | £40k | £16.3k | £203k | £151k |
| Profit (best available) | £40k | £16.3k | £203k | £151k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 100% | 108.9% | 101.3% | 100.6% |
| Gross margin | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Revenue per employee | £40k | £15k | £200k | £150k |
| Profit per employee | £40k | £16.3k | £203k | £151k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼62.5% | ▲1233% | ▼25% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼59.2% | ▲1141% | ▼25.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £257k | £162k | £168k | £551k |
| Net assets | £1.1m | £1.1m | £1.2m | £1.3m |
| Current assets | £1.1m | £1.1m | £1.2m | £1.6m |
| Debtors | £848k | £910k | £1.1m | £1.1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 100.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 100%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £150k
- 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
- 707.1%
- 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
- ▲6%
- Now £1.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▲228%
- Now £551k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Alan Phillips Associates LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FilletedAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £151k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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