ACORN RAIL LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£8.6K
+99.8% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£4.1M
+1,569.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£19,268 | £4,088,888 | +21,321.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£278,331 | £4,088,888 | +1,569.1% | |
| Net profit | -£278,331 | £4,088,888 | +1,569.1% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£8,647 | — | |
| Net assets | -£4,097,535 | -£8,647 | +99.8% | |
| Equity | -£4,097,535 | -£8,647 | +99.8% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 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. 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 0.00x | 0.37x | |
| Interest cover | -0.07x | — |
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 RAIL LIMITED 2017-12-22 → present
- EXXELL LIMITED 2009-07-24 → 2017-12-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Since the year end the company has begun winding up and ceased trading operations but has not yet entered into any liquidation process and therefore the directors have continued to adopt going concern basis on the accounts as group will support them in meeting any liabilities as they fall due.”
Significant events
- “The invasion of Ukraine and the resulting Russia sanctions along with the cost of living crisis that has resulted continues to have a significant effect on Acorn's customers order books with a resulting drop in the requirement for temporary labour as clients seek to balance their own books.”
- “We have invested in the development of new verticals that we believe will be less affected by current conditions and give opportunities for growth. This includes a new Technology Team focusing on AI, Cyber and Automation along with a renewed focus on higher volume managed service accounts particularly in the Driving and Logistics Sectors.”
- “Since the year end the company has begun winding up and ceased trading operations but has not yet entered into any liquidation process and therefore the directors have continued to adopt going concern basis on the accounts as group will support them in meeting any liabilities as they fall due.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANEY, Georges-Victorien Alexandre | Director | 2021-06-29 | Mar 1970 | French |
| WARD, Bernard Thomas Aidan | Director | 2025-03-27 | Nov 1976 | Irish |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT, Andrew Neil | Secretary | 2009-08-12 | 2013-03-07 |
| 2020 SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-07-24 | 2009-08-12 |
| AUGEREAU, Daniel | Director | 2009-10-07 | 2021-06-29 |
| COOPER, Peter | Director | 2009-10-07 | 2010-07-22 |
| DROUET, Yvon | Director | 2009-10-07 | 2023-07-31 |
| HAY, Stephen | Director | 2009-07-24 | 2009-08-12 |
| LANGFORD, Daniel John, Mr. | Director | 2009-10-07 | 2013-03-07 |
| MICHELI, Martine | Director | 2017-07-11 | 2025-03-27 |
| REES, Nigel | Director | 2009-10-07 | 2017-07-11 |
| SCOTT, Andrew Neil | Director | 2009-08-13 | 2013-03-07 |
| SOUTHALL, Matthew John David | Director | 2009-08-12 | 2021-02-26 |
| TUGWELL, Andrew Paul | Director | 2009-08-13 | 2013-03-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn (Synergie) Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 76 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-03-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.