ACRO AIRCRAFT SEATING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-11 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-27
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+191.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£10M
-148% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
133
+9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£8M
+0.7% vs 2023
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
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £16,980,000 | £25,069,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£7,399,000 | -£7,422,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£6,551,000 | -£7,679,000 | -£7,626,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£5,698,000 | -£5,889,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £197,000 | £530,000 | £1,546,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £9,636,000 | £2,820,000 | -£3,356,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | -£3,979,000 | -£9,868,000 | |
| Equity | £57,000 | £57,000 | £57,000 | £1,719,000 | -£3,979,000 | -£9,868,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 129 | 122 | 133 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £5,440,000 | £5,574,000 | £5,349,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £458,000 | £490,000 | £273,000 |
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
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Turnover
+47.6%
£16,980,000 £25,069,000
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Cash
+191.7%
£530,000 £1,546,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-148%
-£3,979,000 -£9,868,000
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Employees
+9%
122 133
highest in 3 filed years
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Operating profit
-0.3%
-£7,399,000 -£7,422,000
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Profit before tax
+0.7%
-£7,679,000 -£7,626,000
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Wages
-4%
£5,574,000 £5,349,000
lowest in 3 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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -43.6% | -29.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -33.6% | -23.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -262.4% | 221.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.77x | 0.70x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -26.43x | -35.34x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this, the directors have concluded that the company has adequate resources to continue in its operational existence. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- ACRO AIRCRAFT SEATING LIMITED · parent
- Acro Aircraft Seating Inc. 100%
- Anke Aircraft Seating (Shanghai) Co., Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Series 9 deliveries commenced and contributed to revenue growth across multiple customer accounts.”
- “One of the programmes broadened the Series 9 product family to include full recline functionality, further enhancing the Series 9 offering.”
- “Grew footprint with the major airframe manufacturers by working with Boeing to gain approval for the Series 6FB seat for Acro's first Boeing Linefit program.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FANG, Jessica Yinxuan | Secretary | 2023-11-24 | — | — |
| CHEN, Yun | Director | 2017-10-31 | Apr 1994 | Chinese |
| PLANT, Tommy George | Director | 2023-06-01 | Jul 1968 | British,American |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADY, Christopher James | Secretary | 2006-06-27 | 2016-04-20 |
| CAINES, Michael Alan | Secretary | 2019-10-30 | 2023-11-24 |
| COOK, Kevin Ean | Secretary | 2016-04-20 | 2016-09-16 |
| BRADY, Christopher James, Mr. | Director | 2006-06-27 | 2018-10-13 |
| CAIRNS, Neil | Director | 2020-09-28 | 2024-09-01 |
| COOK, Kevin Ean | Director | 2016-04-20 | 2016-09-16 |
| DAVIES, Robert John | Director | 2015-11-03 | 2017-10-31 |
| KIRBY, Ben James Richmond | Director | 2015-11-03 | 2017-10-31 |
| LAI, Ling Muk | Director | 2019-09-09 | 2020-07-29 |
| LAWLER, Andrew Leslie | Director | 2006-06-27 | 2017-10-31 |
| LEESE-WOOD, Christopher | Director | 2019-09-09 | 2019-12-02 |
| SHELTON, Laurie John | Director | 2016-12-14 | 2018-10-13 |
| SHI, Jing | Director | 2021-02-26 | 2022-05-11 |
| STARKEY, David Edward | Director | 2006-06-27 | 2017-10-31 |
| STROTHERS, Paul | Director | 2019-09-09 | 2023-06-10 |
| WANG, Xiaojie | Director | 2019-09-09 | 2020-07-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acro Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2017-10-31 | Active |
| Mr. Christopher James Brady | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-31 |
| Business Growth Fund Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-01-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-11-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-30 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2021-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.