ACCLAIM HANDLING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-06 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+33.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£9M
+6.4% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
162
+7.3% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£710K
-43.4% lowest in 5 filed years
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- ACCLAIM HANDLING LIMITED 1990-12-07 → present
- ACCLAIM FORKLIFT TRUCKS LIMITED 1990-02-05 → 1990-12-07
- ACTIVELIFT LIMITED 1988-10-26 → 1990-02-05
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-05-01 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £13,763,546 | — | £18,176,041 | — | £20,160,445 | — | £21,178,144 | £22,761,544 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,414,254 | — | £1,567,391 | — | £1,956,373 | — | £1,298,659 | £778,203 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,400,189 | — | £1,534,683 | — | £1,933,077 | — | £1,255,776 | £710,142 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,124,858 | — | £1,228,795 | — | £1,535,026 | — | £883,752 | £685,431 | |
| Cash | — | £3,756,704 | — | £3,077,472 | — | £3,758,491 | — | £2,209,733 | £2,954,523 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £15,596,220 | — | £18,551,450 | — | £20,802,693 | — | £22,637,651 | £23,608,259 | |
| Net assets | — | £5,731,375 | — | £6,766,743 | — | £8,138,098 | — | £8,823,084 | £9,387,165 | |
| Equity | £4,749,622 | £5,731,375 | £5,731,375 | £6,766,743 | £6,766,743 | £8,138,098 | £8,138,098 | £8,823,084 | £9,387,165 | |
| Average employees | — | 132 | — | 143 | — | 143 | — | 151 | 162 | |
| Wages | — | £4,358,592 | — | £5,100,418 | — | £5,574,993 | — | £6,189,926 | £6,791,038 |
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 | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-05-01 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 10.3% | — | 8.6% | — | 9.7% | — | 6.1% | 3.4% | |
| Net margin | — | 8.2% | — | 6.8% | — | 7.6% | — | 4.2% | 3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 9.1% | — | 8.4% | — | 9.4% | — | 5.7% | 3.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.63x | 2.88x | |
| Interest cover | — | 92.34x | — | 47.00x | — | 54.20x | — | 16.83x | 7.30x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Barnes Roffe Audit Limited
- 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
- “There have been no significant events affecting the company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOXALL, Ian Raymond | Secretary | 2005-05-01 | — | British |
| FOXALL, Ian Raymond | Director | 2019-11-01 | Mar 1959 | British |
| FROST, Stephen Kenneth | Director | 2017-05-01 | Sep 1962 | British |
| SWIFT, Carmel Frances | Director | 2016-11-07 | Apr 1959 | British |
| WOODS, Samuel David | Director | 2017-01-11 | Oct 1982 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOOD, Janet Mary | Secretary | 1993-05-01 | 2002-05-01 |
| WOOD, Jeffrey Phillip | Secretary | 2002-05-01 | 2007-05-01 |
| WOODS, Gillian Ann | Secretary | — | 1993-05-01 |
| BONSER, Richard David | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2019-04-30 |
| BONSER, Richard David | Director | 1993-05-01 | 1997-09-12 |
| BUCK, William | Director | 1993-05-01 | 2004-04-30 |
| BURT, Lee Laurence | Director | 2022-09-01 | 2025-04-04 |
| HUGHES, Michael | Director | 2000-07-05 | 2001-04-30 |
| HYSLOP, Philip Neil | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2020-11-03 |
| PERRIN, David Edward | Director | — | 2000-03-29 |
| SHAKESPEARE, Steven John | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2004-11-30 |
| WOOD, Janet Mary | Director | 1993-05-01 | 2002-05-01 |
| WOODS, David Michael | Director | — | 2016-11-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Carmel Frances Swift | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2018-10-31 | Active |
| Mr David Michael Woods | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-10-01 | Ceased 2018-10-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 174 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-05-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-05-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-26 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-05-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
+7.5%
£21,178,144 £22,761,544
highest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
+33.7%
£2,209,733 £2,954,523
-
Net assets
+6.4%
£8,823,084 £9,387,165
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+7.3%
151 162
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-40.1%
£1,298,659 £778,203
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-43.4%
£1,255,776 £710,142
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+9.7%
£6,189,926 £6,791,038
highest in 5 filed years
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