ACP WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-27 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-13
Watchouts
Cash
£798K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£3M
highest in 5 filed years
Employees
37
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-01 | 2020-08-31 | 2020-09-01 | 2021-08-31 | 2021-09-01 | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-01 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | -£3 | — | £199,780 | — | -£17,064 | — | -£41,703 | £576,265 | |
| Cash | — | £1,000 | — | £1,176 | — | £2,987 | — | £1,712,897 | £797,876 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,015,661 | — | £1,015,441 | — | £998,377 | — | £2,001,343 | £2,529,278 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,943,269 | £2,529,278 | |
| Equity | £1,015,664 | £1,015,661 | £1,015,661 | £1,015,441 | £1,015,441 | £998,377 | £998,377 | £1,931,215 | £2,529,278 | |
| Average employees | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 40 | 37 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-08-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-09-01 | 2020-08-31 | 2020-09-01 | 2021-08-31 | 2021-09-01 | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-01 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.41x | 2.69x |
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
- ACP WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS LTD 2023-11-13 → present
- HOWARD GROUP LTD 2000-07-19 → 2023-11-13
- HOWARD (UK) LTD 1999-09-27 → 2000-07-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
Group structure
- ACP WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS LTD · parent
- ACP Worldwide Ltd 100%
- Air Cargo Partners Pty Limited 100%
- ACP Worldwide (NZ) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The reporting period is longer than a year being 16 month period from 1 September 2023 to 31 December 2024. The change in the reporting period was made to align the year end with the wider group. The comparative amounts presented in the financial statements are not directly comparable as they are for a 12 month period ended 31 August 2023.”
- “On 1 November 2023, ACP Worldwide Ltd sold their entire shareholding of 90% in ACP Caribbean Limited and 100% shareholding in Aviation Services International Pty Ltd at their nominal value of BBD$90 and AUD$1 respectively.”
- “Also during the year, GSA Worldwide Limited was dissolved on 27 August 2024.”
- “The auditors' report on the financial statements for the period ended 31 December 2024 was qualified.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SINGH, Vikram | Director | 2023-11-01 | Nov 1970 | Indian |
| WHITE, Colin Richard | Director | 2023-11-01 | Oct 1963 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARDING, Frederick Ernest | Secretary | 2007-10-01 | 2009-02-26 |
| HOWARD, Alison Jane | Secretary | 2009-02-26 | 2023-11-01 |
| HOWARD, Ruth | Secretary | 2003-04-26 | 2007-10-01 |
| SHARMA, Jagdish Dutt | Secretary | 1999-09-27 | 2003-04-26 |
| RAPID COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-09-27 | 1999-09-27 |
| HOWARD, Graeme Patrick | Director | 1999-09-27 | 2023-11-01 |
| RAPID NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-09-27 | 1999-09-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Freight Company Investment Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-11-01 | Active |
| Mr Graeme Patrick Howard | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-09-27 | Ceased 2023-11-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-11-13 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2023-11-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-11-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-08 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-04 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-13 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-11-09 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2023-11-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-11-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-08 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-11-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-02 | 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.