AUTOCRAFT MACHINING SOLUTIONS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-27 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+25.8% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£1M
+11.9% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
135
-13.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£26K
-97.5% first positive since 2020
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £4,549,626 | £24,442,135 | £33,350,000 | £25,266,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£1,372,466 | £1,557,146 | £1,248,000 | £327,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£1,397,309 | £1,532,941 | £1,043,000 | £26,000 | |
| Net profit | — | -£1,169,645 | £1,341,058 | £558,000 | £153,000 | |
| Cash | £2,531 | £114,759 | £315,563 | £957,000 | £1,204,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,590,115 | -£2,143,859 | £60,065 | £4,830,000 | £6,840,000 | |
| Net assets | -£1,590,115 | -£2,759,760 | -£1,418,702 | £1,285,000 | £1,438,000 | |
| Equity | -£1,590,115 | -£2,759,760 | -£1,418,702 | £1,285,000 | £1,438,000 | |
| Average employees | 14 | 46 | 134 | 156 | 135 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £5,940,000 | £5,337,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £0 | £0 |
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
-24.2%
£33,350,000 £25,266,000
-
Cash
+25.8%
£957,000 £1,204,000
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+11.9%
£1,285,000 £1,438,000
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-13.5%
156 135
-
Operating profit
-73.8%
£1,248,000 £327,000
first positive since 2020
-
Profit before tax
-97.5%
£1,043,000 £26,000
first positive since 2020
-
Wages
-10.2%
£5,940,000 £5,337,000
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -30.2% | 6.4% | 3.7% | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | — | -25.7% | 5.5% | 1.7% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 64.0% | 2592.4% | 25.8% | 4.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.96x | 1.21x | |
| Interest cover | — | -55.25x | 64.33x | 6.09x | 1.09x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the Company's forecasts and projections, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company can remain a viable, going concern for the foreseeable future. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In March 2024 the business successfully completed a project to move the majority of its finance and banking to HSBC.”
- “During 2024 this view was strengthened further as the markets in Europe struggled to meet the governmental targets set for Zero Emission EVs (BEVs).”
- “Like most businesses, the business experienced greater levels of Cyber attacks during 2024 and whilst the businesses defence systems and policies to mitigate the Cyber risk were sufficient in 2024 the business believes that the cyber risk will only continue to increase in future years.”
- “The Company continues to face uncertainties including geopolitical events such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the conflict in the Middle East and the current global tariff and trade wars.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATON, John | Secretary | 2018-05-18 | — | — |
| BARR, Brian | Director | 2018-05-18 | Oct 1963 | British |
| HAGUE-MORGAN, Michael James Idwal | Director | 2018-05-18 | May 1974 | British |
| RIDLEY, Sara Jane, Dr | Director | 2022-06-15 | Mar 1968 | British |
| SEATON, John Neil | Director | 2018-05-18 | Nov 1967 | British |
| WARBURTON, Simon Derek | Director | 2018-05-18 | Feb 1968 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROSSE, Matthew Peter | Director | 2018-05-14 | 2018-05-18 |
| HARRIS, Steven | Director | 2018-05-18 | 2022-05-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autocraft Solutions Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-11-30 | Active |
| Harmor Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-05-15 | Ceased 2022-11-30 |
| Mr Matthew Peter Crosse | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-05-14 | Ceased 2018-05-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 44 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-04 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-04-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-04 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2024-07-04 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-07-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-13 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-03-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-30 | 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.