ACRASTYLE LIMITED
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Cash
£676K
-52.2% vs 2025
Net assets
£632K
+49.5% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
74
+23.3% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£133K
-77.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £10,038,596 | £11,529,288 | £13,449,628 | +16.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £641,336 | £723,207 | £266,866 | -63.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £527,467 | £593,619 | £132,955 | -77.6% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £527,467 | £462,738 | £98,795 | -78.6% | |
| Cash | £228,182 | £173,875 | £526 | £539,241 | £1,415,464 | £676,009 | -52.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,696,190 | £1,666,221 | £1,797,264 | £2,514,071 | £2,920,559 | £3,023,604 | +3.5% | |
| Net assets | -£1,089,810 | -£747,779 | -£541,736 | -£168,929 | £422,559 | £631,604 | +49.5% | |
| Equity | -£1,089,810 | -£747,779 | -£541,736 | -£168,929 | £422,559 | £631,604 | +49.5% | |
| Average employees | 58 | 55 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 74 | +23.3% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,877,549 | £2,155,965 | £3,066,535 | +42.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £30,954 | £154,399 | £332,710 | +115.5% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 6.4% | 6.3% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 5.3% | 4.0% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 25.5% | 24.8% | 8.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 95.4% | 93.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.44x | 1.30x | 1.28x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 5.63x | 5.52x | 1.94x |
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
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “Acrastyle are well placed to capitalize on these market conditions and 2026 saw a significant investment in the Ulverston facilities to both renovate our existing buildings and lay the facilities out in a more modern way the outcome of which is the creation of approximately 40% more production capacity than in 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENRICK, Julie Anne | Secretary | 2019-12-11 | — | — |
| BLACKABY, Oliver Guy | Director | 2012-10-11 | Feb 1962 | British |
| DUNN, Nicholas David Terence | Director | 2025-06-09 | Oct 1973 | British |
| JALAN, Ashish | Director | 1998-03-18 | Sep 1964 | Indian |
| JALAN, Sushil | Director | 1997-10-02 | Sep 1937 | Indian |
| RAMANATHAN, Krishnakumar | Director | 2024-03-21 | May 1971 | Indian |
| WOOLRICH, Peter John | Director | 2008-06-02 | Jul 1948 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPMAN, Anthea Elizabeth | Secretary | 1991-12-18 | 1997-10-02 |
| FORD, David John | Secretary | — | 1992-02-07 |
| LUPTON, John Holden | Secretary | 1997-12-22 | 2001-05-18 |
| WILSON, William Samuel | Secretary | 2001-05-18 | 2019-12-11 |
| CHAPMAN, Anthea Elizabeth | Director | — | 1997-10-02 |
| CHAPMAN, Maurice William | Director | 1998-03-19 | 2000-02-08 |
| CHAPMAN, Maurice William | Director | — | 1997-10-02 |
| CHELL, Peter Anthony | Director | 2001-01-16 | 2002-11-11 |
| EDDINGTON, Keith | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2007-08-31 |
| EPPS, John Anthony | Director | — | 1995-04-28 |
| JALAN, Ashish | Director | 1997-10-02 | 1998-02-24 |
| MACDONALD, Euan Ross | Director | 2004-04-22 | 2007-12-31 |
| MUIR, Andy Kenneth | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2009-05-01 |
| READ, Peter Walter | Director | 1997-12-10 | 1998-03-18 |
| RODGER, William Duncan | Director | 1997-10-06 | 2008-10-31 |
| SMITH, Stephen | Director | 2024-02-14 | 2025-06-09 |
| THORN, Stuart John | Director | — | 1998-02-24 |
| VISHWAKARMA, Ashok Kumar | Director | 2016-10-04 | 2024-02-14 |
| WILSON, Francis Donald | Director | 1999-09-07 | 2013-04-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acrastyle Switchgear Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-12-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-03-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.