ACADEMIA LIMITED
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Cash
£3.3M
-40.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£9M
+61.4% vs 2024
Employees
223
+6.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3.3M
+110.5% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £136,399,358 | £136,644,832 | +0.2% | |
| Operating profit | £1,519,881 | £2,324,324 | +52.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,573,832 | £3,313,458 | +110.5% | |
| Net profit | £1,077,343 | £3,039,838 | +182.2% | |
| Cash | £5,526,899 | £3,275,966 | -40.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,321,329 | £11,113,723 | +51.8% | |
| Net assets | £5,595,088 | £9,028,990 | +61.4% | |
| Equity | £5,595,088 | £9,028,990 | +61.4% | |
| Average employees | 210 | 223 | +6.2% | |
| Wages | £11,072,309 | £12,778,201 | +15.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £318,820 | £666,900 | +109.2% |
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 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.1% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.8% | 2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.8% | 20.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.22x | 1.19x |
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
- ACADEMIA LIMITED 2005-03-14 → present
- PC SUPPLIES LIMITED 2003-05-20 → 2005-03-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Rouse Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group 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.”
Group structure
- ACADEMIA LIMITED · parent
- Smartdesc Limited 100%
- Charterhouse Muller UK Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In October 2024, the Group completed the acquisition of Smartdesc Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY, Joseph Patrick | Secretary | 2023-04-12 | — | — |
| HARMAN, Andrew John | Director | 2020-09-25 | Oct 1962 | British |
| HEATH, Peter | Director | 2024-07-22 | Feb 1960 | British |
| HOLDCROFT-YOUNG, Luke James | Director | 2024-07-22 | Aug 1987 | British |
| KELLY, Joseph Patrick | Director | 2020-09-25 | Mar 1965 | British |
| MCCORMACK, Mark Anthony | Director | 2011-08-11 | Feb 1977 | British |
| MONKS, Adam | Director | 2024-10-23 | Dec 1979 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BACON, Michael Charles | Secretary | 2003-05-20 | 2023-04-12 |
| ATKINSON, Adrian Robert | Director | 2003-05-20 | 2015-01-29 |
| BACON, Michael Charles | Director | 2003-05-20 | 2024-07-22 |
| BEVAN, Ashley | Director | 2019-01-02 | 2022-09-30 |
| DANCER, James Matthew | Director | 2017-05-18 | 2021-01-12 |
| EATON, Christopher Anthony William | Director | 2009-04-06 | 2020-03-06 |
| GILLOTT, Timothy Alan | Director | 2017-05-18 | 2021-02-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew John Harman | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-09-25 | Active |
| Mr Michael Charles Bacon | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2020-09-25 |
| Mr Christopher Anthony William Eaton | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2018-02-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-11-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-08 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-11-07 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2024-11-07 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2024-11-06 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-11-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 5
- 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.