ACM GUILDFORD LIMITED
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Cash
£326k
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.9m
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
293
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£4.5m
Period ending 2025-04-30
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,994,502 | £16,752,596 | £10,389,679 | — | |
| Operating profit | £3,085,125 | -£833,679 | -£4,453,383 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £3,079,064 | -£797,474 | -£4,460,213 | — | |
| Net profit | £3,117,180 | -£717,114 | -£4,195,612 | — | |
| Cash | £3,988,161 | £1,049,107 | £325,825 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,108,506 | £13,400,360 | £9,508,080 | — | |
| Net assets | £12,605,831 | £11,120,357 | £6,924,745 | — | |
| Equity | £12,605,831 | £11,120,357 | £6,924,745 | — | |
| Average employees | 331 | 299 | 293 | — | |
| Wages | £7,579,118 | £8,005,482 | £5,317,410 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £240,000 | £240,000 | £129,516 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £2,642 | £2,642 | £1,320 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £76,321 | £76,321 | £38,325 | — |
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 8 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 18.2% | -5.0% | -42.9% | |
| Net margin | 18.3% | -4.3% | -40.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.4% | -6.2% | -46.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 45.7% | 44.5% | 57.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.93x | 0.36x | 0.79x | |
| Interest cover | — | -40.52x | — |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- ACM GUILDFORD LIMITED · parent
- Metropolis London Music Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Significant restructuring activities undertaken during the period and the subsequent sale of the Group completed on 7 May 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONNELL, Richard | Director | 2025-05-07 | Jul 1968 | British |
| KANDHARI, Ashmeet Singh | Director | 2025-05-07 | Sep 1981 | British |
| SWEENEY, Gordon George Alexander | Director | 2025-05-07 | Jun 1983 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLEMENTS, Kainne Ron Gary | Director | 2018-02-16 | 2025-05-07 |
| CONNELL, Richard | Director | 2018-04-13 | 2025-02-26 |
| GILMORE, Robert Lee | Director | 2025-03-11 | 2025-05-07 |
| HARLOW, Aaron Michael | Director | 2018-04-12 | 2025-03-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doodle Toys Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-05-07 | Active |
| Mr Kainne Ron Gary Clements | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-02-16 | Ceased 2025-05-07 |
| Acm Education Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-02-16 | Ceased 2025-05-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 51 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-12-16 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-11-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.