ARCHER TOPCO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-02 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£16M
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£9M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£782,152 | -£717,977 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£9,916,746 | -£9,357,991 | |
| Net profit | £0 | — | — | -£9,079,496 | -£10,195,241 | |
| Cash | £0 | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £92,003 | — | — | £60,218,827 | £48,716,563 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | -£5,575,781 | -£15,771,022 | |
| Equity | £92,003 | — | — | -£5,575,781 | -£15,771,022 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 325 | 495 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | £0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -1.3% | -1.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 109.0% | 125.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 43.74x | 5.03x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -0.09x | -0.08x |
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
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Therefore the directors consider that it is appropriate to prepare these financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- ARCHER TOPCO LIMITED · parent
- Archer Aquisition Company Limited 100%
- Acora Limited 100%
- Acora Business Software Limited 100%
- Acora Holdings Limited 100%
- Acora Netherlands BV 51%
- Computer Service Centre Limited 100%
- Infosec Partners MAK DOOEL Skopje 100%
- Elastacloud Limited 100%
- Elastacloud LLP 100%
- Elastacloud SL 100%
- Elastacloud LLC 100%
Significant events
- “On the 31 March 2025, Acora Limited purchased 100% of the share capital of Hydras IT Limited. The acquisition expands our AWS capabilities and strengthens our position as a leading business technology services partner built for the AI era. The total consideration was £5.6M with £1.7M being paid immediately, £0.4M issued in equity, £0.4M in management loan notes, a further £3.0M being contingent and payable over the next 4 years post-acquisition measured on revenue performance, and £0.1M of capitalised expenses.”
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 | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-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 56 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | 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 | |
| 2022-10-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.