ARCHER TOPCO LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£8.8m
+6.3% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£782,152 | -£717,977 | -£717,977 | 0% | |
| Profit before tax | -£9,916,746 | -£9,357,991 | -£8,763,887 | +6.3% | |
| Net profit | -£9,079,496 | -£10,195,241 | -£8,763,887 | +14% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £60,218,827 | £48,716,563 | £40,645,653 | -16.6% | |
| Net assets | -£5,575,781 | -£15,771,022 | — | — | |
| Equity | -£5,575,781 | -£15,771,022 | — | — | |
| 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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -1.3% | -1.5% | -1.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 109.0% | 125.9% | — | |
| Current ratio | 43.74x | 5.03x | 3.02x | |
| Interest cover | -0.09x | -0.08x | -0.09x |
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
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have obtained confirmation that the wider group, headed by Albany Bidco Limited, will continue to provide financial support throughout the going concern period. The directors are confident that Albany Bidco Limited can provide the financial support if needed.”
Group structure
- ARCHER TOPCO LIMITED · parent
- Archer Acquisition Company Limited 100%
- Acora Limited 100%
- Acora Holdings Limited 100%
- Acora Netherlands BV 51%
- Hydras IT Limited 100%
- Infosec Partners MAK DOOEL Skopje 100%
- Elastacloud Limited 100%
- Elastacloud LLP 100%
- Elastacloud SL 100%
- Elastacloud LLC 100%
Significant events
- “On 30 April 2026, Acora Limited purchased 100% of the share capital of Handd Business Solutions Limited and its associated group companies.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATKINS, Richard Charles | Director | 2020-03-10 | Feb 1952 | British |
| PAGE, Gary John | Director | 2020-03-10 | Aug 1973 | British |
| RABSON, David Robert | Director | 2020-02-28 | Mar 1976 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DICKIN, Anthony John | Director | 2020-03-10 | 2022-09-30 |
| STRICKLAND, Andrew James | Director | 2020-03-10 | 2022-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2022-09-30 | Active |
| Palatine Gp Iii Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-03-10 | Ceased 2022-09-30 |
| Palatine Private Equity Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% (as firm), Voting 25–50% (as firm) | 2020-03-10 | Ceased 2021-05-18 |
| Mr David Robert Rabson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-02-28 | Ceased 2022-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 57 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-10-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-10-19 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-06 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-02 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-10 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-10-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.