ACORN INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
Like most small UK companies, ACORN INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 46900Where the company stands among the 29,704 active companies whose first SIC code is 46900 (Non-specialised wholesale trade).
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Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 29,704. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: ACORN INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
ACORN INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01441238. It was incorporated on 2 Aug 1979. Its status is active. The registered office is in Littlehampton (BN17). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is non-specialised wholesale trade (46900).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Sep 2025); the company files abridged accounts (unaudited). Net assets were £618,613, up 30.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £75,300. Total assets were £1,838,266 and total liabilities £1,385,299. The company had an average of 22 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 29,704 active companies whose first SIC code is 46900: By net assets it ranks higher than 82% of them (median £12,105). By total assets it ranks higher than 85% of them (median £87,925). By cash it ranks higher than 56% of them (median £45,930). By number of employees it ranks higher than 95% of them (median 1). It is older than 97% of them (median age 3.3 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly plastics, iron and steel articles, electrical equipment. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly iron and steel articles, machinery, electrical equipment.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 2 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered. 3 of 8 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Jun 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 24 Sep 2027.
Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 24,680 | 135,802 | 108,076 | 229 | 75,300 |
| Total assets | 1,774,572 | 2,172,538 | 2,168,916 | 1,695,020 | 1,838,266 |
| Total liabilities | 1,421,514 | 1,756,936 | 1,737,192 | 1,220,087 | 1,385,299 |
| Net assets / total equity | 353,058 | 415,602 | 431,724 | 474,933 | 618,613 |
| Average number of employees | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Principal activity
Accounts 202546900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade
As described in the company's latest filed accounts.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: plastics, iron and steel articles, electrical equipment, machinery and copper.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: iron and steel articles, machinery, electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments and copper.
From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.
History
16 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £618.6k, 22 employees
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £474.9k, 21 employees
- Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £431.7k, 21 employees
- Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £415.6k, 18 employees
- Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £353.1k, 18 employees
- Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £331.5k, 22 employees
- Mr Christopher Peter Till registered as a person with significant control
- Ms Melissa Kate Aitken registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (8)
- Name changed to ACORN INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS LIMITEDPreviously ACORN FASTENERS LIMITED
- Margaret Elizabeth MILLER resignedSecretary
- Margaret Elizabeth MILLER resignedDirector
- Raymond John MILLER resignedDirector
- Melissa Kate AITKEN appointedSecretary
- Melissa Kate AITKEN appointedDirector
- Christopher Peter TILL appointedDirector
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.