ACORN MOBILITY SERVICES LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-02 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£16M
+64.2% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£41M
+1.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
1,400
+2.6% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£58M
+1.9% vs 2023
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-10-01 | 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | £255,815,206 | £267,505,077 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | £57,392,525 | £58,521,021 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | £56,682,712 | £57,753,101 | |
| Net profit | — | £34,892,323 | — | £44,904,135 | — | £51,500,859 | £48,076,915 | £47,348,512 | |
| Cash | — | £8,880,412 | — | £3,761,808 | — | £5,619,740 | £9,840,902 | £16,161,265 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £33,254,329 | — | £27,380,386 | — | £47,997,369 | £53,417,403 | £55,548,150 | |
| Net assets | — | £23,128,625 | — | £17,216,882 | — | £39,395,997 | £40,533,203 | £41,184,682 | |
| Equity | £14,817,598 | £23,128,625 | £23,128,625 | £17,216,882 | £17,216,882 | £39,395,997 | £40,533,203 | £41,184,682 | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 1,365 | 1,400 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | £61,227,724 | £63,963,031 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | £876,151 | £872,543 |
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
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
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Turnover
+4.6%
£255,815,206 £267,505,077
-
Cash
+64.2%
£9,840,902 £16,161,265
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+1.6%
£40,533,203 £41,184,682
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+2.6%
1,365 1,400
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+2%
£57,392,525 £58,521,021
-
Profit before tax
+1.9%
£56,682,712 £57,753,101
-
Wages
+4.5%
£61,227,724 £63,963,031
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-10-01 | 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22.4% | 21.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.8% | 17.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107.4% | 105.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58.2% | 58.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.63x | 1.63x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70.91x | 49.79x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- ACORN MOBILITY SERVICES LTD. 1992-12-09 → present
- FAIRMOUNT HOTEL LIMITED 1991-04-22 → 1992-12-09
- OFFERPROUD LIMITED 1991-03-21 → 1991-04-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As a consequence, the directors believe that the group is well placed in its sector to manage its business risks successfully, to have the expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue trading successfully, and to fully comply with its regulatory requirements for the foreseeable future. Consequently, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- ACORN MOBILITY SERVICES LTD. · parent
- Acorn Stairlifts (Pty) Limited 100%
- Acorn BVBA 100%
- Acorn Stairlifts (Canada) Inc 100%
- Acorn Stairlifts Inc 100%
- Acorn Treppenlift GmbH 100%
- Acorn Montascale SRL 100%
- Acorn Monte-Escalier SAS 100%
- Brooks Stairlifts Limited 100%
- Alexander Pollock Limited 100%
- Acorn Stairlifts (Pty) Limited 100%
- Acorn Stairlifts Limited 100%
- Acorn Monte-Escalier SNC 100%
- 219 Sheffield Centre LLC 100%
Significant events
- “After the year end, dividends totalling £31,906,668 were paid.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETHELL, Patrick Francis | Director | 2017-10-20 | Oct 1988 | Bahamian |
| GLEDHILL, Katherine Suzanne | Director | 2020-04-01 | May 1972 | British |
| JAKES, John Stewart | Director | 2005-01-01 | May 1956 | British |
| OLDHAM, Michael Jonathan | Director | 2009-07-20 | May 1951 | British |
| RICHARDSON, Joanne Amanda | Director | 2017-09-25 | Oct 1976 | British |
| WILSON, Nicholas | Director | 2016-09-30 | Jan 1973 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELMONT, David Gresford | Secretary | 2009-05-01 | 2016-11-17 |
| JAKES, Kim Theresa Marie | Secretary | 1991-04-12 | 1997-02-10 |
| KENNEDY, Joanne Helen | Secretary | 1997-02-10 | 2009-05-01 |
| MOORE, Graham John | Secretary | 2017-01-24 | 2018-11-12 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-03-21 | 1991-04-12 |
| CARSON, Alan, Mr. | Director | 1998-06-08 | 1999-01-12 |
| ELY, Frazer Richard | Director | 1996-04-01 | 1997-07-18 |
| JAKES, John Stewart | Director | 1991-04-12 | 2005-01-01 |
| KENNEDY, Joanne Helen | Director | 2004-04-11 | 2009-09-08 |
| MATTHEWS, Robert | Director | 2002-03-11 | 2016-05-13 |
| PUTNAM, Edward George | Director | 2009-07-20 | 2010-07-02 |
| ROPER, Alan Christopher | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2003-08-12 |
| WARRINER, Lawrence Edward | Director | 2010-07-19 | 2016-09-30 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-03-21 | 1991-04-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Stewart Jakes | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-14 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2019-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-11-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.