East Alpha Ltd
Registered name: EAST ALPHA LTD
Part of East X Holdings Ltd groupEast Alpha Ltd made £22.4m revenue and a £6.4m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
East Alpha Ltd’s revenue fell 8% to £22.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £6.4m and 31 employees. The company is classified under “fund management activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 9 yrs · since 2017
- 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
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £109m | £49.6m | £24.3m | £22.4m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £24.3m | £22.4m |
| Operating profit | £103m | £44m | £11.6m | — |
| Profit before tax | £122m | £51.8m | £9.2m | −£10.7m |
| Profit after tax | £98.3m | £44.7m | £3.9m | −£6.4m |
| Profit (best available) | £98.3m | £44.7m | £3.9m | −£6.4m |
| Staff costs | £4.2m | £3.9m | £7.7m | £9.7m |
| Employees (average) | 12 | 20 | 25 | 31 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 90.5% | 90.1% | 15.9% | −28.4% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 100% | 100% |
| Revenue per employee | £9.1m | £2.5m | £972k | £723k |
| Profit per employee | £8.2m | £2.2m | £155k | −£205k |
| Cash conversion | 106% | 81.4% | 115.3% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼7.8% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼264.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | — | ▲24% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £53.1m | £47.3m | £42m | £29.3m |
| Net assets | £115m | £159m | £163m | £143m |
| Fixed assets | £58.6m | £83.8m | £79.7m | £72.1m |
| Current assets | £63.3m | £77.5m | £86.4m | £73.7m |
| Debtors | £2.2m | £11.8m | £3.4m | £44.4m |
| Cash from operations | £109m | £35.8m | £13.3m | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −28.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 100%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £723k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£205k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 321.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 197.8%
- 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
- ▼12%
- Now £143m
- Cash at bank
- ▼30%
- Now £29.3m
- Headcount
- ▲24%
- Now 31
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼10%
- Now £72.1m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- East X Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- East Alpha Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- East X Ventures LtdRev. £62.5k · Profit £28k
- East Innovate LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£6.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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