A.C. ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-02 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+318.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£17M
-5.3% vs 2024
Employees
121
-6.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£36K
-100.7% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- A.C. ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 2008-08-19 → present
- A.C. LIGHTING LIMITED 1982-04-02 → 2008-08-19
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £13,712,187 | — | — | £39,512,775 | £29,912,304 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£1,440,272 | — | — | £4,693,152 | -£182,166 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£1,439,101 | £5,260,423 | £7,085,728 | £4,821,335 | -£35,881 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£1,294,758 | £4,296,713 | £5,735,895 | £3,658,214 | -£83,666 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,993,424 | £4,530,401 | £4,064,669 | £272,587 | £1,141,998 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £7,822,190 | £12,140,575 | £15,362,010 | £17,781,623 | £16,839,980 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £7,465,287 | £11,762,000 | £14,897,895 | £17,556,109 | £16,622,443 | |
| Equity | £7,819,412 | £9,110,045 | £7,465,287 | £11,762,000 | £14,897,895 | £17,556,109 | £16,622,443 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 110 | 112 | 134 | 130 | 121 | |
| Wages | — | — | £4,329,102 | £5,707,593 | £7,171,857 | £6,597,445 | £6,285,970 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -10.5% | — | — | 11.9% | -0.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -9.4% | — | — | 9.3% | -0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -18.4% | — | — | 26.4% | -1.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 23.1% | 24.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 4.20x | 3.88x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 169.03x | -4.98x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Turnover decreased by 27.4% from the UK market and 6.4% from the overseas market, this is largely due to our major film customers having committed large capex spends in the prior year.”
- “Operating profit decreased by 103.9% during the year. The decrease can be attributed to the decrease in turnover.”
- “Shareholders' equity decreased by 5.3% due to retained earnings.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GORDON, Derri Anthony | Secretary | 2019-02-25 | — | — |
| CAPSTICK, Phillip Robert | Director | 2008-11-06 | May 1965 | British |
| GORDON, Derri Anthony | Director | 2015-11-01 | Mar 1981 | British |
| LEGGETT, David Arthur | Director | — | May 1953 | British |
| SPENCER, Teroy | Director | 2023-04-06 | Jun 1984 | British |
| VANN, Neil | Director | 2023-04-06 | May 1975 | British |
| WALTERS, Jonathan Bevis | Director | 2003-09-19 | Nov 1967 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAMBERT, Simon Timothy | Secretary | 1993-05-27 | 1995-01-31 |
| SEARLES, Peter Charles | Secretary | 2001-03-01 | 2019-02-25 |
| SEARLES, Peter Charles | Secretary | — | 1993-05-27 |
| TOLKIEN, Nicholas Michael Paul | Secretary | 1995-02-01 | 2001-03-01 |
| BACCHUS, Calville Dean James | Director | 2003-09-19 | 2012-08-06 |
| BROMHEAD, Lance Newton | Director | 2019-02-25 | 2024-10-25 |
| BUTLER, Peter Joseph | Director | 2013-01-02 | 2020-07-07 |
| CAPSTICK, Phillip Robert | Director | 1995-02-01 | 2008-03-28 |
| FLOYD, Richard William | Director | — | 2006-08-11 |
| GELLATLY, Murray Hutton | Director | 2000-02-22 | 2006-04-28 |
| KEIDERLING, Peter | Director | 2007-07-25 | 2011-04-13 |
| KEIDERLING, Peter | Director | 2004-04-05 | 2007-05-25 |
| MILLARD, Christopher John | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2023-04-01 |
| O'DONOGHUE, Glyn David Richard | Director | 2000-02-22 | 2010-12-17 |
| SEARLES, Peter Charles | Director | 2006-11-27 | 2019-02-25 |
| TOLKIEN, Nicholas Michael Paul | Director | — | 2002-01-08 |
| TONKS, Mark Graham | Director | 2001-03-01 | 2022-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.C. Worldwide Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-04-12 | Active |
| A.C. Lighting (Holdings) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-04-12 |
| Mr David Arthur Legget | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-09-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 167 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
-
Turnover
-24.3%
£39,512,775 £29,912,304
-
Cash
+318.9%
£272,587 £1,141,998
-
Net assets
-5.3%
£17,556,109 £16,622,443
-
Employees
-6.9%
130 121
-
Operating profit
-103.9%
£4,693,152 -£182,166
-
Profit before tax
-100.7%
£4,821,335 -£35,881
-
Wages
-4.7%
£6,597,445 £6,285,970
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers