Ilc International Language Centers Ltd
Registered name: ILC INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE CENTERS LTD
Part of Avenium Investments UK Ltd groupIlc International Language Centers Ltd made £1.1m revenue and a £385k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Ilc International Language Centers Ltd’s revenue was £1.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £385k and 32 employees. The company is classified under “other education” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- Type
- Private Limited Company
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 | 31 Aug 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £886k | £1.1m |
| Cost of sales | — | £450k | £566k |
| Gross profit | — | £437k | £519k |
| Operating profit | — | −£611k | −£367k |
| Profit before tax | — | −£616k | −£385k |
| Profit after tax | — | −£616k | −£385k |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£616k | −£385k |
| Employees (average) | 12 | 29 | 32 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | −69.5% | −35.5% |
| Gross margin | — | 49.3% | 47.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £30.6k | £33.9k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£21.2k | −£12k |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £15.2k | £4.9k | £13k |
| Net assets | −£278k | −£894k | −£1.3m |
| Fixed assets | £55.1k | £45.9k | £800 |
| Current assets | £450k | £184k | £311k |
| Debtors | £61.6k | £4.8k | £4.8k |
| Deferred income | — | £253k | £180k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −35.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 47.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £33.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£12k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 16.6%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.4%
- 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 −£1.3m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £13k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 32
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £180k
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £800
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Avenium Investments UK Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Serenita Knowledge Investments Ltd75–100%
- Ilc International Language Centers Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Study in Colchester LimitedRev. £2m · Profit £157k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£385k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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