ALPHA CRC LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-16 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-02
Watchouts
Cash
£739K
+81.5% vs 2023
Net assets
-£2M
+66.4% vs 2023
Employees
368
-10.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
+233.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
We draw attention to note 1.3 in the financial statements, which indicates that the group incurred a net profit of £3,573,711 during the year ended 31 December 2024 (2023: £3,237,411 net loss) and, as of that date, the group's liabilities exceeded its total assets by £1,810,344 (2023: £5,384,052). As stated in note 1.3, these events or conditions indicate that a material uncerta
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- ALPHA CRC LIMITED 2012-12-06 → present
- ALPHA CALLIGRAPHIC RESEARCH CAMBRIDGE LIMITED 1988-01-29 → 2012-12-06
- PROFILESTAGE LIMITED 1987-11-23 → 1988-01-29
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £25,503,928 | £25,235,281 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£1,453,268 | £4,257,890 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£2,763,612 | £3,677,475 | |
| Net profit | £1,122,759 | -£5,398,383 | -£3,237,411 | £3,573,711 | |
| Cash | £696,476 | £1,029,165 | £406,959 | £738,734 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £1,153,394 | £95,580 | |
| Net assets | £2,205,918 | -£3,540,434 | -£5,384,052 | -£1,810,344 | |
| Equity | — | — | -£5,384,052 | -£1,810,344 | |
| Average employees | 235 | 240 | 413 | 368 | |
| Wages | £5,037,033 | £5,280,675 | £8,839,885 | £8,072,662 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -5.7% | 16.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -12.7% | 14.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -126.0% | 4454.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 142.2% | 111.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.48x | 0.37x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -1.11x | 7.34x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to note 1.3 in the financial statements, which indicates that the group incurred a net profit of £3,573,711 during the year ended 31 December 2024 (2023: £3,237,411 net loss) and, as of that date, the group's liabilities exceeded its total assets by £1,810,344 (2023: £5,384,052). As stated in note 1.3, these events or conditions indicate that a material uncerta”
Group structure
- ALPHA CRC LIMITED · parent
- Alpha CRC Sarl 100%
- Alpha CRC GmbH 100%
- Alpha CRC Italia SRL 100%
- Alpha CRC Estonia OU 100%
- Language Technology Centre Ltc 100%
- Colonel Gold SL 100%
- Intertranslations S.A. 100%
- Chatterbox Voices Limited 100%
- Intertranslations Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The main strategic event during 2024 was the advent of generative Al based on large language models. Alpha has used Al for some time, in the form of neural network machine translation. Al provides opportunities to further enhance the productivity of translation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NASH, Peter, Dr | Secretary | 2004-04-07 | — | British |
| NASH, Peter, Dr | Director | 2004-04-07 | Sep 1947 | British |
| WEISS, Isabella Elizabeth | Director | 1989-03-20 | May 1951 | Swiss |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLETCHER, Peter Coleman | Secretary | 1997-03-31 | 2000-04-30 |
| MORTIMER, David | Secretary | 2000-05-01 | 2004-04-07 |
| WEISS, Isabelle Elizabeth | Secretary | — | 1995-03-31 |
| NEDO, Peter Michael, Dr | Director | — | 1995-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Peter Nash | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Ms Isabella Elizabeth Weiss | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-05 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-03-04 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-08 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2023-03-07 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2022-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-11-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-08-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-1.1%
£25,503,928 £25,235,281
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Cash
+81.5%
£406,959 £738,734
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Net assets
+66.4%
-£5,384,052 -£1,810,344
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Employees
-10.9%
413 368
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Operating profit
+393%
-£1,453,268 £4,257,890
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Profit before tax
+233.1%
-£2,763,612 £3,677,475
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Wages
-8.7%
£8,839,885 £8,072,662
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers