ALCON COMPONENTS LIMITED
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Cash
£682k
+43.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£9.9m
+0.2% vs 2024
Employees
196
-10.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£258k
-47.9% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,200,972 | £23,337,926 | £26,937,708 | £28,913,880 | £25,258,072 | -12.6% | |
| Operating profit | £2,432,495 | £3,138,112 | £2,271,426 | £1,629,044 | £1,369,044 | -16% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,184,345 | £1,398,461 | £1,526,420 | £495,581 | £257,999 | -47.9% | |
| Net profit | £618,268 | £1,131,309 | £1,103,979 | £146,810 | £44,230 | -69.9% | |
| Cash | £148,244 | £1,264,490 | £503,634 | £475,704 | £681,746 | +43.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,928,098 | £13,673,943 | £16,576,086 | £21,173,740 | £21,902,243 | +3.4% | |
| Net assets | £6,920,820 | £8,052,129 | £10,481,050 | £9,867,030 | £9,886,730 | +0.2% | |
| Equity | £6,920,820 | £8,052,129 | £9,831,050 | £9,867,030 | £9,886,730 | +0.2% | |
| Average employees | 152 | 173 | 195 | 218 | 196 | -10.1% | |
| Wages | £6,106,194 | £7,164,130 | £8,105,109 | £8,882,738 | £8,177,221 | -7.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £469,215 | £593,701 | £619,753 | £679,052 | £625,254 | -7.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £53,716 | £51,888 | £51,888 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £157,753 | £186,780 | £169,784 | -9.1% |
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 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.4% | 13.4% | 8.4% | 5.6% | 5.4% | |
| Net margin | 3.4% | 4.8% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.4% | 22.9% | 13.7% | 7.7% | 6.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 63.7% | 66.0% | 68.5% | 73.3% | 73.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.21x | 1.47x | 1.48x | |
| Interest cover | 6.26x | 6.53x | 3.04x | 1.44x | 1.23x |
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
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited
- 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. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Following the balance sheet date, the company completed the renewal and extension of its revolving credit facility with its principal banking provider. The facility has been extended to September 2027 and will continue to support the company's ongoing working capital requirements.”
- “Following a detailed operational review of our cost base the company is re-organising its manufacturing footprint in Tamworth resulting in the planned closure of one leased unit in June 2026 and the addition of two further units to provide better space utilisation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, Jonathan Home | Director | 2008-07-01 | Feb 1972 | British |
| FERGUSSON, Alistair Iain | Director | 1999-02-02 | Sep 1964 | British |
| JACKSON, Paul Francis | Director | 2013-03-08 | Nov 1948 | British |
| MACKINNON, Alistair John | Director | 2017-10-01 | May 1970 | British |
| SMITH, Andrew Charles, Dr | Director | 2009-10-01 | Aug 1969 | British |
| STUBBS, Philip John | Director | 1999-02-12 | Aug 1967 | British |
| WARREN, Robert Charles | Director | 2017-10-01 | Dec 1946 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLDRITT, Nigel Christopher | Secretary | 1999-09-29 | 2007-06-04 |
| BROWN, Christopher David | Secretary | 1999-02-02 | 1999-09-29 |
| COOKE, Richard Martin | Secretary | 2012-07-01 | 2014-05-14 |
| HAYWOOD, Martin | Secretary | 2007-06-04 | 2012-06-30 |
| MILES, Roger Frederick | Secretary | 1991-05-22 | 1999-02-02 |
| MILES, Roger Frederick | Secretary | — | 1993-12-21 |
| THACKER, Timothy John | Secretary | 2021-10-01 | 2026-04-08 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-05-22 | 1991-05-22 |
| ALLDRITT, Nigel Christopher | Director | 1999-09-29 | 2007-06-04 |
| BRUCE, Robert Michael | Director | 1995-10-01 | 1996-09-30 |
| COOKE, Richard Martin | Director | 2012-07-01 | 2014-05-14 |
| FIRTH, Anthony Christopher | Director | 1991-05-22 | 1995-10-01 |
| HAYWOOD, Martin | Director | 2007-06-04 | 2012-06-30 |
| HICKMAN, Ronald | Director | 1991-05-22 | 1999-02-02 |
| HUDSON, David John | Director | 1999-04-26 | 2002-04-29 |
| KISHOR, Roy, Mr. | Director | 2002-05-30 | 2013-03-08 |
| LYNAM, Peter | Director | 1999-01-29 | 1999-02-02 |
| MILES, Roger Frederick | Director | 1999-01-29 | 1999-02-02 |
| MOORE, Gary | Director | 2003-09-15 | 2006-02-28 |
| MOORE, John Burton | Director | 1999-02-02 | 2005-11-14 |
| MOORE, John Burton | Director | 1991-05-22 | 1999-01-01 |
| PAYNE, Darnley Reider Munro | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2004-06-15 |
| SMITH, Phillip John | Director | 1999-02-02 | 2015-10-29 |
| TOWERS, John | Director | 1996-10-01 | 1999-02-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automotive Performance Technologies Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-12-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 172 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2026-04-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-19 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-01-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.