ACORN INDUSTRIAL SERVICES GROUP LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-30 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-50.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£15M
-1% vs 2023
Employees
161
+1.9% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
-11.6% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £38,452,521 | £40,576,592 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £3,228,545 | £2,829,822 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £3,190,522 | £2,820,092 | |
| Net profit | £0 | £0 | £2,155,803 | £1,997,971 | |
| Cash | £2 | £2 | £2,640,341 | £1,308,842 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £555,111 | £805,111 | £15,202,444 | £15,145,818 | |
| Net assets | £555,111 | £555,111 | £15,110,347 | £14,964,318 | |
| Equity | — | £555,111 | £15,110,347 | £14,964,318 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 158 | 161 | |
| Wages | £0 | £0 | £5,224,961 | £5,589,799 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £331,997 | £344,852 |
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 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+5.5%
£38,452,521 £40,576,592
-
Cash
-50.4%
£2,640,341 £1,308,842
-
Net assets
-1%
£15,110,347 £14,964,318
-
Employees
+1.9%
158 161
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-12.3%
£3,228,545 £2,829,822
-
Profit before tax
-11.6%
£3,190,522 £2,820,092
-
Wages
+7%
£5,224,961 £5,589,799
highest in 4 filed years
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 8.4% | 7.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 5.6% | 4.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 21.2% | 18.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 27.8% | 27.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 3.22x | 3.30x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 70.78x | 57.73x |
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
- ACORN INDUSTRIAL SERVICES GROUP LTD 2011-06-20 → present
- HLW 271 LIMITED 2005-07-06 → 2011-06-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Rödl & Partner Limited
- 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
- ACORN INDUSTRIAL SERVICES GROUP LTD · parent
- Acorn Industrial Services Limited 100%
- Bearing Station Limited 100%
- Acorn Industrial Limited (formerly Berkshire Bearings & Transmissions Limited) 100%
- Gerald Summers Limited 100%
- Town & County Engineering Services Limited 100%
- R W Bearings Limited 100%
- Performance Conveyor Belting Limited 100%
- Solent Bearings Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAMHALL, Jenna Louise | Secretary | 2026-01-01 | — | — |
| BRAMHALL, Jenna Louise | Director | 2026-01-01 | Oct 1988 | British |
| HELGESSON, Bo Per-Olof | Director | 2015-12-04 | Apr 1972 | Swedish |
| SJOLIN, Ib Ola Lennart | Director | 2015-12-04 | Jul 1966 | Swedish |
| SPILLINGS, Paul Desmond | Director | 2005-11-11 | Apr 1970 | British |
| STACEY, Gavin Peter | Director | 2025-04-14 | Aug 1977 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOOTE, Anna Louise | Secretary | 2005-07-06 | 2005-11-11 |
| POVEY, Martin | Secretary | 2005-11-11 | 2025-12-31 |
| BAINES, Eric | Director | 2005-12-19 | 2010-12-31 |
| DYSON, Roger Kenneth | Director | 2005-07-06 | 2005-11-11 |
| POVEY, Martin | Director | 2005-11-11 | 2025-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axel Johnson International Ab | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-06-13 | Ceased 2021-04-07 |
| Mrs Antonia Margaret Axelson Johnson | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2017-06-13 | Active |
| Axindustries Ab | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-04-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 90 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-27 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2024-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-04-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-04-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.