ACORA LIMITED
Operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Acora Holdings Limited, the company provides managed IT services and cyber security solutions.
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Cash
£2.5m
-36% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
-£12m
-27.2% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
400
-8.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£4.1m
-937.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £31,054,866 | £42,302,143 | £78,760,193 | £79,064,321 | £74,168,868 | -6.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,267,365 | -£6,609,681 | -£387,420 | -£9,362,228 | -2,316.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,233,057 | -£6,646,319 | -£393,164 | -£4,077,540 | -937.1% | |
| Net profit | £785,087 | — | -£6,804,435 | -£2,216,574 | -£2,668,307 | -20.4% | |
| Cash | £3,401,526 | £14,155,320 | £2,798,072 | £3,950,019 | £2,527,029 | -36% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | -£7,238,976 | -£9,562,606 | -£11,928,684 | -24.7% | |
| Net assets | £3,536,705 | £5,141,255 | -£7,595,276 | -£9,811,850 | -£12,480,157 | -27.2% | |
| Equity | £3,536,705 | £5,141,255 | -£7,595,276 | -£9,811,850 | -£12,480,157 | -27.2% | |
| Average employees | 272 | 341 | 437 | 438 | 400 | -8.7% | |
| Wages | £10,909,322 | £13,488,695 | £27,671,589 | £21,070,775 | £19,653,361 | -6.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £778,322 | £683,545 | £790,735 | £606,300 | £606,930 | +0.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £28,400 | £34,308 | £34,308 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £313,435 | £200,746 | £200,757 | 0% |
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 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.0% | -8.4% | -0.5% | -12.6% | |
| Net margin | 2.5% | — | -8.6% | -2.8% | -3.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 77.2% | 79.2% | 112.6% | 113.2% | 118.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.33x | 0.36x | 0.46x | |
| Interest cover | — | 58.54x | — | -45.14x | — |
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
- ACORA LIMITED 2011-12-02 → present
- ADA COMPUTER SYSTEMS LIMITED 1989-02-16 → 2011-12-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- ACORA LIMITED · parent
- Infosec Partners MAK DOOEL Skopje 100%
- Acora Netherlands BV 51%
- Hydras IT Limited 100%
- Elastacloud Limited 100%
- Elastacloud LLP 100%
- Elastacloud SL 100%
- Elastacloud LLC 100%
Significant events
- “On 30 April 2026, Acora Limited purchased 100% of the share capital of Handd Business Solutions Limited and its associated group companies. The total consideration was £18.2M...”
- “On 31 March 2025, the company acquired 100% of the share capital of Hydras IT Limited, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom for a consideration of £5.7M.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAGE, Gary John | Secretary | 2007-11-30 | — | British |
| ATKINS, Richard Charles | Director | 2012-09-25 | Feb 1952 | British |
| HEMMINGS, David Lewis | Director | 2010-02-17 | Sep 1967 | British |
| KARP, James | Director | 2015-08-01 | Apr 1977 | British |
| PAGE, Gary John | Director | 2008-05-19 | Aug 1973 | British |
| RABSON, David Robert | Director | 2003-09-01 | Mar 1976 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVEY, Anita Jacqueline | Secretary | — | 2007-04-24 |
| FORDHAM, David Richard | Secretary | 2007-04-24 | 2007-11-30 |
| DAVEY, Anita Jacqueline | Director | — | 2007-04-30 |
| DAVEY, Michael John | Director | — | 2006-06-23 |
| DAVIES, John Ernest | Director | — | 2006-06-23 |
| FAULKNER, Paul Raymond | Director | 2013-07-31 | 2016-09-20 |
| FORDHAM, David Richard | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2009-04-20 |
| GANLY, Lee Andrew | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2013-07-31 |
| GRIEVES, Carl | Director | 2011-08-02 | 2012-02-09 |
| JACKSON, Gordon Charles | Director | 2003-10-09 | 2004-02-11 |
| READ, Sean Peter | Director | 2010-02-17 | 2013-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acora Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 167 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-06 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-02 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-10 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-10-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-02-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.