ACORN THORN LTD.

Active
Company number 03094490Private limited companyIncorporated 1995

Key figures

£1,182,413+10.7%
Net assets 2025
+7.3%
Average annual growth 2020–2025
0500 k1 m1.5 m202020212022202320242025

Like most small UK companies, ACORN THORN LTD. does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 25990

Where the company stands among the 7,438 active companies whose first SIC code is 25990 (Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.).

Net assets£1,182,413
Higher than 83% · median £85,615
Total assets£2,291,109
Higher than 84% · median £228,513
Cash£287,795
Higher than 71% · median £84,858
Employees11
Higher than 75% · median 2
Company age31.2 years
Older than 80% · median 14.7 years
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  7. MB AEROSPACE NEWTON ABBOT LIMITED£96.3m
  8. CHROMALLOY UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED£83.6m
  9. ALL METAL SERVICES LIMITED£80.5m
  10. ESAB GROUP (UK) LIMITED£79.8m

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 7,438. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: ACORN THORN LTD.

What kind of company is it?

ACORN THORN LTD. is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03094490. It was incorporated on 23 Aug 1995. Its status is active. The registered office is in Quedgeley (GL2). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. (25990).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files small company accounts. Net assets were £1,182,413, up 10.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £287,795. The company had an average of 11 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 7,438 active companies whose first SIC code is 25990: By net assets it ranks higher than 83% of them (median £85,615). By total assets it ranks higher than 84% of them (median £228,513). By cash it ranks higher than 71% of them (median £84,858). By number of employees it ranks higher than 75% of them (median 2). It is older than 80% of them (median age 14.7 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly iron and steel articles, machinery, plastics. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly iron and steel articles, plastics, machinery.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 4 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 6 Sep 2027.

Filed accounts2020–2025
20212022202320242025
Cash at bank and in hand303,837322,987315,982229,801287,795
Total assets1,901,6402,120,3912,253,3181,955,3352,291,109
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity812,750777,663804,6781,068,4591,182,413
Average number of employees1312111111

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.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: iron and steel articles, machinery, plastics, electrical equipment and stone, plaster and cement articles.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 10 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: iron and steel articles, plastics, machinery and ceramics.

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

32 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £1.2m, 11 employees
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £1.1m, 11 employees
  3. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: net assets £804.7k, 11 employees
  4. Financial year 2022 endedAccounts: net assets £777.7k, 12 employees
  5. Gloria THORN appointedDirector
  6. Financial year 2021 endedAccounts: net assets £812.8k, 13 employees
  7. Financial year 2020 endedAccounts: net assets £830k, 12 employees
  8. Name changed to ACORN THORN LTD.Previously ACORN POWELL LIMITED
Earlier events (24)
  1. Denise Julie POWELL resignedSecretary
  2. Denise Julie POWELL resignedDirector
  3. Ian James POWELL resignedDirector
  4. Paul David THORN appointedDirector
  5. Rolunpath Limited registered as a person with significant control
  6. Mr Ian James Powell registered as a person with significant control
  7. Mr Ian James Powell ceased to be a person with significant control
  8. Acorn Engineering Inc registered as a person with significant control
  9. Kristin E KAHLE appointedDirector
  10. William Dennis MORRIS resignedDirector
  11. Earl Laverne MORRIS resignedDirector
  12. Denise Julie POWELL appointedSecretary
  13. Robert Louis STEVENSON resignedSecretary
  14. Earl Laverne MORRIS appointedDirector
  15. William Dennis MORRIS appointedDirector
  16. Denise Julie POWELL appointedDirector
  17. Ian James POWELL appointedDirector
  18. BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
  19. BOURSE SECURITIES LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
  20. Donald Earl MORRIS appointedDirector
  21. Robert Louis STEVENSON appointedSecretary
  22. BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
  23. BOURSE SECURITIES LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
  24. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.