ACM GLOBAL CENTRAL LABORATORY OPERATIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£7.7M
+41.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£883K
+233.2% vs 2024
Employees
167
+3.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.2M
-39.6% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £24,379,893 | £24,645,350 | +1.1% | |
| Operating profit | £4,087,340 | £2,513,589 | -38.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,700,446 | £2,236,103 | -39.6% | |
| Net profit | £2,584,509 | £1,545,057 | -40.2% | |
| Cash | £5,450,282 | £7,701,456 | +41.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,522,270 | £16,042,233 | +10.5% | |
| Net assets | -£662,434 | £882,623 | +233.2% | |
| Equity | -£662,434 | £882,623 | +233.2% | |
| Average employees | 161 | 167 | +3.7% | |
| Wages | £5,635,992 | £6,332,173 | +12.4% | |
| 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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.8% | 10.2% | |
| Net margin | 10.6% | 6.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 28.1% | 15.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 103.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | 3.25x | 3.65x | |
| Interest cover | 6.90x | 4.23x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Steven Aitken BSC ACA CTA (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of Smailes Goldie Watson Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis on the strength of confirmation of continued support from the ultimate controlling party that they will continue to provide financial support by not seeking repayment of loan accounts due until other creditors have been paid in full, alongside guaranteeing full repayment of amounts loaned by the group to fellow subsidiaries.”
Group structure
- ACM GLOBAL CENTRAL LABORATORY OPERATIONS LIMITED · parent
- ACM Global Central Laboratory Limited 100%
- ABS Laboratories Holdings Limited 100%
- ABS Laboratories Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BABINEAU, Kenneth Bruce | Director | 2022-11-01 | Jan 1970 | Canadian |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOXALL, Jeremy Mark | Director | 2013-06-27 | 2018-03-13 |
| CARGES JR, Joseph Stephen | Director | 2009-02-04 | 2011-06-24 |
| D'SOUZA, John, Dr | Director | 2010-09-23 | 2015-11-12 |
| FOLEY, John Vincent | Director | 2017-11-09 | 2019-03-15 |
| GLENZ, Arthur Edward | Director | 2009-02-04 | 2010-05-14 |
| GOODWIN, Lee, Dr | Director | 2018-03-13 | 2018-11-25 |
| HERN, Warren | Director | 2010-09-23 | 2014-11-01 |
| LOGAN, Elena | Director | 2009-02-04 | 2010-09-24 |
| PANZARELLA, Angela | Director | 2011-08-16 | 2015-11-12 |
| RAMACHANDRAN, Gita | Director | 2015-11-12 | 2017-10-13 |
| WAITE, Charles Francis Simon | Director | 2018-03-13 | 2018-08-28 |
| WRIGHT, Brian Hopkins | Director | 2019-03-15 | 2022-11-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acm Medical Laboratory Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-04-28 | Active |
| Mr Brian Hopkins Wright | Individual | Appoints directors | 2019-03-15 | Ceased 2020-04-28 |
| Mr John Vincent Foley | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-11-09 | Ceased 2019-03-15 |
| Mr Jeremy Mark Boxall | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 74 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-04-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-04-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-03-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.