ACRO AIRCRAFT SEATING LIMITED
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Cash
£611K
-60.5% vs 2024
Net assets
-£8.9M
+9.9% vs 2024
Employees
136
+2.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.3M
+117.2% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The company fully depends on its ultimate parent's financial support, and has received an undertaking that this support will remain available for at least 24 months from the date of signing these financial statements. The company has received loans of £10m from its immediate parent, Acro Holdings Lirnited during 2025. The company has received an undertaking that this support will remain available for at least 24 months from the date of signing these financial statements.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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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 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £25,069,000 | £30,610,000 | +22.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£7,422,000 | £2,262,000 | +130.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£6,551,000 | -£7,626,000 | £1,308,000 | +117.2% | |
| Net profit | — | -£5,889,000 | £981,000 | +116.7% | |
| Cash | £197,000 | £1,546,000 | £611,000 | -60.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,636,000 | -£3,356,000 | -£2,581,000 | +23.1% | |
| Net assets | — | -£9,868,000 | -£8,887,000 | +9.9% | |
| Equity | £1,719,000 | -£9,868,000 | -£8,887,000 | +9.9% | |
| Average employees | 129 | 133 | 136 | +2.3% | |
| Wages | £5,440,000 | £5,349,000 | £4,372,000 | -18.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £458,000 | £273,000 | £75,000 | -72.5% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -29.6% | 7.4% | |
| Net margin | — | -23.5% | 3.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 132.3% | 126.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.70x | 0.76x | |
| Interest cover | — | -35.34x | 2.37x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The company fully depends on its ultimate parent's financial support, and has received an undertaking that this support will remain available for at least 24 months from the date of signing these financial statements. The company has received loans of £10m from its immediate parent, Acro Holdings Lirnited during 2025. The company has received an undertaking that this support will remain available for at least 24 months from the date of signing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- ACRO AIRCRAFT SEATING LIMITED · parent
- Acro Aircraft Seating Inc. 100%
- Anke Aircraft Seating (Shanghai) Co., Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FANG, Jessica Yinxuan | Secretary | 2023-11-24 | — | — |
| CHEN, Yun | Director | 2017-10-31 | Apr 1994 | Chinese |
| PLANT, Tommy George | Director | 2023-06-01 | Jul 1968 | British,American |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADY, Christopher James | Secretary | 2006-06-27 | 2016-04-20 |
| CAINES, Michael Alan | Secretary | 2019-10-30 | 2023-11-24 |
| COOK, Kevin Ean | Secretary | 2016-04-20 | 2016-09-16 |
| BRADY, Christopher James, Mr. | Director | 2006-06-27 | 2018-10-13 |
| CAIRNS, Neil | Director | 2020-09-28 | 2024-09-01 |
| COOK, Kevin Ean | Director | 2016-04-20 | 2016-09-16 |
| DAVIES, Robert John | Director | 2015-11-03 | 2017-10-31 |
| KIRBY, Ben James Richmond | Director | 2015-11-03 | 2017-10-31 |
| LAI, Ling Muk | Director | 2019-09-09 | 2020-07-29 |
| LAWLER, Andrew Leslie | Director | 2006-06-27 | 2017-10-31 |
| LEESE-WOOD, Christopher | Director | 2019-09-09 | 2019-12-02 |
| SHELTON, Laurie John | Director | 2016-12-14 | 2018-10-13 |
| SHI, Jing | Director | 2021-02-26 | 2022-05-11 |
| STARKEY, David Edward | Director | 2006-06-27 | 2017-10-31 |
| STROTHERS, Paul | Director | 2019-09-09 | 2023-06-10 |
| WANG, Xiaojie | Director | 2019-09-09 | 2020-07-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acro Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2017-10-31 | Active |
| Mr. Christopher James Brady | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-31 |
| Business Growth Fund Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-01-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-11-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-30 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.