ACT (ADMINISTRATION) LIMITED
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Cash
£446K
-1.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.4M
+52.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
36
+2.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£218K
+17.4% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,763,000 | £4,529,000 | £4,646,000 | +2.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£133,000 | -£312,000 | -£244,000 | +21.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£109,000 | -£264,000 | -£218,000 | +17.4% | |
| Net profit | -£109,000 | -£264,000 | -£218,000 | +17.4% | |
| Cash | £563,000 | £454,000 | £446,000 | -1.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £482,000 | £918,000 | £1,400,000 | +52.5% | |
| Net assets | £482,000 | £918,000 | £1,400,000 | +52.5% | |
| Equity | £482,000 | £918,000 | £1,400,000 | +52.5% | |
| Average employees | 37 | 35 | 36 | +2.9% | |
| Wages | £1,693,000 | £1,809,000 | £1,748,000 | -3.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £179,000 | £214,000 | £210,000 | -1.9% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.8% | -6.9% | -5.3% | |
| Net margin | -2.3% | -5.8% | -4.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -27.6% | -34.0% | -17.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.05x | 1.51x | 1.96x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ACT (ADMINISTRATION) LIMITED 1983-07-08 → present
- STARGLADE CONSULTANTS LIMITED 1983-04-11 → 1983-07-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After considering these factors, the Directors have concluded that the company has a reasonable expectation that there are adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, based on the ability of the parent company to purchase additional shares in the company should this be required. The Directors have therefore continued to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “2025 was the second year in the Company's strategy and across the organisation the focus shifted from evaluation and planning to implementation and operational effectiveness.”
- “2025 was a genuinely record-breaking year for the ACT's events, with the highest ever attendance numbers at all three of the Association's flagship annual events: 1,200 delegates attended the Annual Conference in Newport in May, and for the first time we welcomed over 1,000 delegates in Dubai for the ACT Middle East Treasury Summit in September.”
- “by far the most significant development in the ACT's education portfolio in 2025 was the launch of our first micro-credentialised qualification - the Certificate in Treasury (CertT).”
- “The second significant development in the ACT's education strategy was the acceptance of our proposals for two treasury apprenticeship pathways (Level 4 and Level 6) by Skills England... expected to launch during Q2 of 2026.”
- “The ACT continued to focus on shorter credentials focusing on specific areas of relevance to treasurers, too; in 2025 this took the form of the launch of our Certificate in Sustainable Finance for Treasury.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCKENZIE ADAMS, Holly Lorraine | Secretary | 2026-01-01 | — | — |
| CASE, Stuart | Director | 2025-05-01 | Dec 1966 | British |
| KAZI, Tariq | Director | 2024-05-01 | Oct 1972 | British |
| SPENCER, Annette Kathryn | Director | 2023-09-04 | Nov 1970 | British |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIERPOINT, Gay Margaret | Secretary | — | 1994-07-21 |
| ROBINSON, Maria Christina | Secretary | 1994-07-21 | 2025-12-31 |
| BACK, Philippa Lucy Foster | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| BACON, Gerard Dominic Andrew | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2011-04-30 |
| BONNETT, Joanna Louise | Director | 2022-05-01 | 2025-04-30 |
| CHISHOLM, Ian Duncan | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2020-04-30 |
| COOPER, Malcolm Charles | Director | 2023-05-01 | 2025-04-30 |
| COOPER, Malcolm Charles | Director | 2006-05-01 | 2009-04-30 |
| CREED, David Ronald | Director | 1998-08-03 | 2002-04-10 |
| CRISP, Fiona Mary | Director | 2016-02-04 | 2018-04-30 |
| CROMPTON, Stephen Thomas | Director | 2004-01-15 | 2007-04-30 |
| CROMWELL, David Albert | Director | 1998-01-01 | 1999-12-31 |
| DOUGLAS, James Alexander | Director | 2010-05-01 | 2013-04-30 |
| EAST, Stephen John | Director | 2005-05-09 | 2008-04-30 |
| FAVILLIER, Agnes Clotilde Francoise | Director | 2019-05-01 | 2023-03-16 |
| GILLETT, Philip John | Director | 2002-03-14 | 2005-05-09 |
| GOSHAWK, Peter Richard | Director | 2016-05-01 | 2019-04-30 |
| HARRISON, John Trevor | Director | 1994-01-24 | 1995-12-31 |
| HAYMAN, Peter Ivor | Director | — | 1994-01-24 |
| HODSON, Daniel Houghton | Director | — | 1994-01-24 |
| HURN, Matthew John | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2013-02-26 |
| JONES, Christopher Philip | Director | 2003-01-13 | 2006-04-30 |
| JONES, David Gareth | Director | 1994-01-24 | 1998-12-31 |
| LEAHY, Gerald Whieldon | Director | — | 1995-08-31 |
| NICOLAIDES, Constantinos | Director | 2020-05-18 | 2024-04-30 |
| NORTHEAST, Michael William | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2002-03-14 |
| PRINDL, Andreas Robert, Dr | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1998-01-01 |
| RAEBURN, Richard James | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| ROBINS, John Vernon Harry | Director | — | 1994-01-24 |
| SIDDALL, Stuart James | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2011-09-15 |
| SLADE, Jonathan Thomas Charles | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2015-12-08 |
| SMITH, Martyn Douglas | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2016-05-01 |
| SPENCER, Paul | Director | 1994-02-21 | 2000-12-31 |
| STERN, Anthony Edward | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| STOCKMANN, Caroline Anne | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2023-04-26 |
| SWANN, David Andrew | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2010-04-30 |
| TYLER, Colin James | Director | 2011-09-16 | 2016-12-31 |
| UMBRICHT, Yann | Director | 2014-07-07 | 2017-04-30 |
| WAGENER, Jeremy Rupert Sinclair | Director | 1995-09-01 | 1998-07-31 |
| WILDE, Paul Richard | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2022-04-30 |
| WILLIAMS, Robert Kenneth | Director | 2011-05-01 | 2014-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Association Of Corporate Treasurers | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 217 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-26 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.