MALVERN INTERNATIONAL PLC
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-23 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£5M
Equity attributable
Employees
135
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£1M
Period ending 2025-09-30
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- MALVERN INTERNATIONAL PLC 2016-09-13 → present
- AEC EDUCATION PLC 2004-11-11 → 2016-09-13
- SPURLYNX PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 2004-07-08 → 2004-11-11
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,632,498 | £15,252,020 | |
| Operating profit | £213,776 | -£1,006,370 | |
| Profit before tax | -£145,054 | -£1,291,199 | |
| Net profit | -£151,131 | -£1,296,439 | |
| Cash | £1,391,605 | £1,893,357 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£993,703 | -£2,856,535 | |
| Net assets | -£3,903,453 | -£5,189,386 | |
| Equity | -£3,903,453 | -£5,189,386 | |
| Average employees | 127 | 135 | |
| Wages | £3,488,199 | £3,432,123 |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.3% | -6.6% | |
| Net margin | -0.9% | -8.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -21.5% | 35.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 158.4% | 179.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.59x | 0.62x | |
| Interest cover | 0.60x | -3.53x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- MALVERN INTERNATIONAL PLC · parent
- Communicate English School Limited 100%
- Malvern House Group Limited 100%
- Malvern House International Limited 100%
- Malvern HE Partnerships Limited 100%
- Malvern International Nepal Pvt. Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Changed the financial reporting date to 30 September to align Malvern's financial reporting calendar with the UK university academic year.”
- “Reduced debt from £1.86m at the start of the Period to £1.45m at 30 September 2025.”
- “Reshaped ELT business post year end to focus on Juniors and young learners, closing Adult ELT to focus on growth areas.”
- “Raised £1.95m (after expenses) via a Placing and Retail Offer to scale up sales, central and support functions to facilitate the growth of the Pathways business and provide working capital.”
- “In January 2026, the Company entered into a 15-year Pathway partnership agreement with London Metropolitan University. The first student intake under this agreement is expected in September 2026.”
- “In February 2026, the Company announced the closure of its Adult English Language Teaching schools in Manchester and London. Students have been transferred to a competitor via an asset purchase agreement.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FISHER, Daniel Ian | Secretary | 2021-12-29 | — | — |
| CARROLL, Alan Michael | Director | 2019-10-01 | Sep 1951 | British |
| ELLIOTT, Mark Westcombe | Director | 2019-07-01 | Nov 1958 | British |
| FISHER, Daniel Ian | Director | 2021-12-06 | Dec 1983 | Australian |
| MACE, Richard Christopher | Director | 2020-06-30 | Jul 1979 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MASONS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-07-21 | 2004-12-08 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-12-08 | 2011-01-24 |
| SHOOSMITHS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-01-24 | 2021-12-29 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-07-08 | 2004-07-21 |
| CHAUDHARY, Nirvana | Director | 2018-09-12 | 2020-07-08 |
| HO, Peng Cheong | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2015-04-01 |
| JAYAPAL, Ramasamy | Director | 2004-07-21 | 2020-05-14 |
| JOSHI, Sabin | Director | 2014-03-11 | 2018-07-24 |
| KEE, Wee Hock | Director | 2016-10-19 | 2019-02-18 |
| KHATTAR, Navin | Director | 2016-10-19 | 2019-08-31 |
| KHATTAR, Sat Pal | Director | 2004-07-21 | 2004-11-04 |
| MALAFEH, Sam, Dr | Director | 2016-10-19 | 2020-06-25 |
| MALHOTRA, Naresh Kumar | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| MANCHANDA, Ravi | Director | 2004-07-21 | 2005-08-01 |
| PILLAI, Gopinath | Director | 2004-07-21 | 2019-10-01 |
| RAO, Munish | Director | 2014-03-11 | 2014-12-01 |
| SITHAWALLA, Haider Mohamedally | Director | 2010-01-11 | 2020-06-30 |
| SWORDS, William Joseph | Director | 2004-07-21 | 2016-10-19 |
| TUNKU ABDULLAH, Tunku Iskandar Bin | Director | 2004-07-21 | 2008-11-03 |
| ZAFAR, Nadir Ali | Director | 2015-10-14 | 2018-11-22 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-07-08 | 2004-07-21 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-07-08 | 2004-07-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 201 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-09-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-07-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-14 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-23 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-25 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares consolidation subdivision | |
| 2023-10-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-10 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-09-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-11-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-09-30 vs 2024-12-31