Aspect International Language Academies Limited
General secondary education · London
ActiveUnited KingdomIncorporated 1987Private Limited Company
Financial position
Accounts to 2025-12-27 · GBP · Company accounts
Net assets
£3,600,000
Cash
£15,000
Turnover
£39,171,000
Profit / loss
£817,000
Current assets
£21,165,000
Creditors < 1 year
£17,445,000
Equity
£3,600,000
Average employees
299
Balance-sheet trend
GBP · companyFinancial statements
Selected figures from the best-ranked available filing for each period. Missing values remain unknown.
Some figures were read by AI from scanned accounts, so small errors are possible. View the filed accounts
| Reported figures | 2025-12-27Company · AI-read | 2024-12-28Company · AI-read |
|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net assets | £3,600,000 | £2,783,000 |
| Equity | £3,600,000 | £2,783,000 |
| Share capital | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| Retained earnings | £3,400,000 | £2,583,000 |
| Assets | ||
| Fixed assets | £601,000 | £557,000 |
| Property, plant & equipment | £601,000 | £557,000 |
| Current assets | £21,165,000 | £20,099,000 |
| Cash at bank | £15,000 | £4,000 |
| Debtors | £20,776,000 | £19,678,000 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Creditors within one year | £17,445,000 | £17,223,000 |
| Creditors after one year | £21,000 | £33,000 |
| Provisions | £700,000 | £617,000 |
| Net current assets | £3,720,000 | £2,876,000 |
| Assets less current liabilities | £4,321,000 | £3,433,000 |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Turnover | £39,171,000 | £45,530,000 |
| Cost of sales | £21,650,000 | £23,248,000 |
| Gross profit | £17,521,000 | £22,282,000 |
| Administrative expenses | £16,346,000 | £20,917,000 |
| Operating profit | £1,175,000 | £1,365,000 |
| Tax | £358,000 | £299,000 |
| Profit / loss | £817,000 | £1,066,000 |
| Operating costs | ||
| Depreciation | £320,000 | £220,000 |
| People & pay | ||
| Average employees | 299 | 303 |
| Staff costs | £9,514,000 | £10,571,000 |
| Wages & salaries | £8,302,000 | £9,462,000 |
| Social security costs | £1,056,000 | £917,000 |
| Pension costs | £156,000 | £192,000 |
| Source evidence | View filing | View filing |
From the accounts
What the accounts for 2025-12-27 say about themselves, read by AI from the scanned filing.
- Auditor
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- Audit opinion
- Clean (unmodified)
- Immediate parent
- Aspect Education Limited
- Ultimate parent
- Graham Holdings Company
- Ultimate controlling party
- Graham Holdings Company
- Accounts
- FRS 102
- Approved
- 2026-09-09, signed by A M Minguella
Subsidiaries (3)
- Anglo World Travel SA · 100% · Switzerland (i); Avenue Mon-Repos 24, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland · Dormant
- Anglo World Group Limited · 100% · UK (ii); Palace House, 3 Cathedral Street, London, England, SE1 9DE · Dormant
- Anglo World Education Limited · 100% · UK (ii); Palace House, 3 Cathedral Street, London, England, SE1 9DE · Dormant
Turnover by segment (8)
- Tuition: 16,559 (000s) (2025-12-27)
- Accommodation: 18,268 (000s) (2025-12-27)
- Services: 4,344 (000s) (2025-12-27)
- United Kingdom: 39,171 (000s) (2025-12-27)
- Tuition: 19,401 (000s) (2024-12-28)
- Accommodation: 20,993 (000s) (2024-12-28)
- Services: 5,136 (000s) (2024-12-28)
- United Kingdom: 45,530 (000s) (2024-12-28)
Share classes (1)
- 200,000 Ordinary of £1.00 each
Events after the year end (1)
- On 1 May 2026, the Company was acquired by Inspirit Capital; as a result, its ultimate controlling party changed from Graham Holdings Company to Blue Mercury Topco Limited.
Secured borrowing
Registered charges, lenders and security interests.
Charges and related records
1 outstanding chargesUnknown · created 1995-11-03
THE SUM OF £45,000 PAID BY THE COMPANY T O D.O.B.ESTATE LIMITED TOGETHER WITH ANY OTHER SUMS PAYABLE PURSUANT TO THE TERM S OF THE RENT DEPOSIT DEED
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Unknown · created 2005-03-09 · satisfied 2015-09-15
£162,500 AND ALL OTHER MONIES DUE OR TO BECOME DUE FROM THE COMPANY TO THE CHARG EE UNDER THE TERMS OF THE AFOREMENTIONED I NSTRUMENT CREATING OR EVIDENCING THE CHA RGE
SatisfiedUnknown · created 2005-03-09 · satisfied 2015-09-15
£105,000 AND ALL OTHER MONIES DUE OR TO BECOME DUE FROM THE COMPANY TO THE CHARG EE UNDER THE TERMS OF THE AFOREMENTIONED I NSTRUMENT CREATING OR EVIDENCING THE CHA RGE
SatisfiedUnknown · created 2005-03-09 · satisfied 2015-09-15
£92,500 AND ALL OTHER MONIES DUE OR TO B ECOME DUE FROM THE COMPANY TO THE CHARGE E UNDER THE TERMS OF THE AFOREMENTIONED I NSTRUMENT CREATING OR EVIDENCING THE CHA RGE
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