ABCA SYSTEMS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.8M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£16M
highest in 4 filed years
Employees
263
highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.5M
Period ending 2024-09-30
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22,263,851 | £29,500,414 | £37,002,596 | £39,867,602 | — | |
| Operating profit | £2,910,087 | £771,503 | £2,922,037 | £4,753,096 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,905,164 | £676,288 | £2,746,795 | £4,541,543 | — | |
| Net profit | £2,436,576 | £673,089 | £2,337,170 | £3,411,992 | — | |
| Cash | £2,073,848 | £119,051 | £3,239,374 | £1,820,315 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,149,717 | £11,277,897 | £14,345,159 | £17,042,840 | — | |
| Net assets | £11,149,717 | £10,077,897 | £12,415,067 | £15,827,059 | — | |
| Equity | £11,149,717 | £10,077,897 | £12,415,067 | £15,827,059 | — | |
| Average employees | 180 | 240 | 233 | 263 | — | |
| Wages | £5,782,260 | £8,109,877 | £8,209,894 | £9,474,745 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £159,143 | £24,653 | £24,368 | £12,825 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.1% | 2.6% | 7.9% | 11.9% | |
| Net margin | 10.9% | 2.3% | 6.3% | 8.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 26.1% | 6.8% | 20.4% | 27.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 45.6% | 36.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.65x | 3.17x | |
| Interest cover | — | 8.10x | 16.67x | 22.47x |
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
- ABCA SYSTEMS LIMITED 2009-08-29 → present
- ABCA SYSTEMS (2007) LIMITED 2008-03-18 → 2009-08-29
- ABCA SYSTEMS LIMITED 2007-06-27 → 2008-03-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the factors set out above, the directors believe that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATSON, Philip | Secretary | 2021-05-13 | — | — |
| BATSON, Philip Alan | Director | 2021-05-13 | Feb 1983 | British |
| KHANBHAI, Ali | Director | 2021-05-13 | Nov 1975 | British |
| MILLER, Philip James | Director | 2009-07-31 | Feb 1980 | British |
| SCOTT, Christopher Lyle | Director | 2013-02-22 | Nov 1979 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILLER, Philip James | Secretary | 2007-06-27 | 2021-05-13 |
| MILLER, Peter Christopher | Director | 2007-06-27 | 2020-03-10 |
| WOOD COLDEN, Russell | Director | 2007-06-27 | 2009-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Laureatte Miller | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-03-10 | Ceased 2020-03-10 |
| Mr Peter Christopher Miller | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-03-10 | Ceased 2020-03-10 |
| Mr Philip James Miller | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-03-10 | Ceased 2020-03-10 |
| Abca Systems Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-03-10 | Active |
| Mr Peter Christopher Miller | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-03-10 |
| Mr Philip James Miller | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-03-10 |
| Mr Peter Miller | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-07-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 102 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-07-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-07-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-14 | 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.