ACRON AVIATION ANALYTICS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.8m
-27.3% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£2.9m
-22.2% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
43
-14% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2.3m
+333.1% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-01-03
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2022-12-30 | 2023-12-29 | 2025-01-03 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £5,320,000 | £6,293,000 | £7,410,000 | +17.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £255,000 | -£988,000 | £616,000 | +162.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £304,000 | -£973,000 | £2,268,000 | +333.1% | |
| Net profit | £367,158 | £478,627 | £261,000 | -£1,090,000 | £2,096,000 | +292.3% | |
| Cash | £2,357,144 | £3,364,458 | £2,335,000 | £2,461,000 | £1,790,000 | -27.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,158,969 | £3,637,596 | £4,881,000 | £3,908,000 | £3,028,000 | -22.5% | |
| Net assets | £3,127,847 | £3,606,474 | £4,861,000 | £3,771,000 | £2,934,000 | -22.2% | |
| Equity | £3,127,847 | £3,606,474 | £4,861,000 | £3,771,000 | £2,934,000 | -22.2% | |
| Average employees | 49 | 39 | 41 | 50 | 43 | -14% | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,412,000 | £2,977,000 | £3,008,000 | +1% | |
| 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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2022-12-30 | 2023-12-29 | 2025-01-03 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 4.8% | -15.7% | 8.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 4.9% | -17.3% | 28.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 5.2% | -25.3% | 20.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 25.7% | 26.6% | 49.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 3.41x | 3.59x | 1.51x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-06-13
- ACRON AVIATION ANALYTICS LIMITED 2025-06-13 → present
- L3HARRIS FLIGHT DATA SERVICES LIMITED 2022-01-11 → 2025-06-13
- FLIGHT DATA SERVICES LIMITED 2000-07-26 → 2022-01-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Ernst and Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has prepared budgets and forecasts that cover the going concern period to 31 July 2027, more than twelve months after approval of the balance sheet. It is anticipated that the company's level of activity will remain fairly constant over that period with potential for significant improvement in results being attained relative to the current trading period given significant new contracts and opportunities. Accordingly, the company expects positive operating income and to be cash generative in the going concern assessment period.”
Group structure
- ACRON AVIATION ANALYTICS LIMITED · parent
- Acron Aviation Analytics Inc 100%
Significant events
- “On 28th March 2025 L3Harris Technologies Inc completed the sale of its commercial aviation solutions business to a private equity company, The Jordan Company (TJC). This includes Acron Aviation Analytics Limited formerly known as L3Harris Flight Data Systems Limited.”
- “On the 13th of June 2025 the Company changed its name to Acron Aviation Analytics to align itself with the Acron Aviation brand.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAWFORD, Alan Edward | Secretary | 2025-03-28 | — | — |
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-04-25 | — | — |
| CRAWFORD, Alan Edward | Director | 2019-06-14 | Mar 1982 | Australian |
| GLOVER-FAURE, Robin George | Director | 2019-06-14 | Jun 1965 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRASS, John Alan | Secretary | 2004-11-23 | 2006-02-28 |
| BREWER, Suzanne | Nominee Secretary | 2000-07-26 | 2000-07-26 |
| JESSE, David | Secretary | 2007-03-19 | 2019-06-14 |
| NEW, Christopher Raymond | Secretary | 2006-03-01 | 2007-02-19 |
| WEBSTER, Dirk Keith | Secretary | 2000-07-26 | 2004-11-23 |
| REED SMITH CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-05-09 | 2025-03-28 |
| BARRASS, John Alan | Director | 2002-11-11 | 2006-02-14 |
| BREWER, Kevin, Dr | Nominee Director | 2000-07-26 | 2000-07-26 |
| COOK, Ronald | Director | 2019-06-14 | 2019-09-20 |
| GAUTIER, Todd Winston | Director | 2019-06-14 | 2024-01-29 |
| GRUMMIT, Eric | Director | 2000-07-26 | 2009-01-05 |
| JESSE, David | Director | 2000-07-26 | 2019-06-14 |
| JESSE, Roma Olive | Director | 2009-01-06 | 2019-06-14 |
| NEW, Christopher Raymond | Director | 2000-07-26 | 2007-02-19 |
| WEINGAST, Matthew Steven | Director | 2019-06-14 | 2025-03-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L3harris Commercial Training Solutions Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-06-14 | Ceased 2025-03-28 |
| Mr David Jesse | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2019-06-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-13 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2025-04-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-04-09 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-07 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2026-07-04 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2026-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2025-07-04 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-06-13 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-04-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-25 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-04-03 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-04-03 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-04-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.