MLA COLLEGE LTD
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Shareholders' funds
£9,863,460
Balance sheet as at 2025-09-30
What it does
The principal activity of the company is the provision of online and distance learning degrees and courses in a range of maritime, engineering, marine and sustainability-based subjects. Introduction MLA College received its registration with the Office for Students (OfS) in the approved category on the 11th October 2021. The Quality and Standards Review, considered as part of the registration process and undertaken by the UK Quality Assurance Agency; was met with high confidence. At present, MLA College undergraduate and postgraduate degrees are validated by the University of Plymouth (UoP), recognised as one of the world's best for marine. Although validated by UoP it is important to note our degrees are not delivered through a franchise arrangement. All degrees are designed, delivered and owned by MLA College. MLA College submitted its online application for Degree Awarding Powers (DAP) to the OfS in December 2021. In February 2023 full application of the desk-based assessment was su
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2014-08-28
- Employees
- 30 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- The Merchant, St Andrew Street, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom, PL1 2AX
- Postcode
- PL1 2AX
- Capital
- 14 GBP
- Accounts category
- Medium
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-09-30
- Next due by
- 2027-06-30
- Financial year end
- 30 September
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-01-30
- Next due by
- 2027-02-13
Nature of business (SIC)
- 85421 First-degree level higher education
- 85422 Post-graduate level higher education
Officers 11 current · 8 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by GLOBAL EDUCATION HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2023-08-21
Controlled by BAU GLOBAL LIMITED — since 2019-07-25
Controlled by MARINE MANAGEMENT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
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MENTORA LANGUAGE ACADEMY LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
Matched by registered name to the register of licensed sponsors (Home Office, updated daily) — check the register itself before relying on it. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA871607 (Tier 2), registered since 2021.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| MARINE LEARNING ALLIANCE LTD | 2022-01-11 |
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| ALDGATE HOUSE 33 ALDGATE HIGH STREET, LONDON, EC3N 1EN | 2016-02-01 |
Among its peers
Top 1%
by shareholders' funds, of 317 similar companies in PL — measured against the wider sector
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (30 staff).
Trading since 2014.
The class of 2014
24%
of the 587,318 companies incorporated in 2014 are still active today; 73% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2019-10-08
- Where
- City Of Plymouth
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DN719479 | City Of Plymouth | Leasehold | 2019-10-08 | — |
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