ALCON COMPONENTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-04 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£476K
-5.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£15M
+43.3% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
218
+11.8% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£496K
-67.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £18,200,972 | £23,337,926 | £26,937,708 | £28,913,880 | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,432,495 | £3,138,112 | £2,271,426 | £1,629,044 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,184,345 | £1,398,461 | £1,526,420 | £495,581 | |
| Net profit | — | £618,268 | £1,131,309 | £1,103,979 | £146,810 | |
| Cash | — | £148,244 | £1,264,490 | £503,634 | £475,704 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £11,928,098 | £13,673,943 | £16,576,086 | £21,173,740 | |
| Net assets | — | £6,920,820 | £8,052,129 | £10,481,050 | £15,017,030 | |
| Equity | £6,302,552 | £6,920,820 | £8,052,129 | £9,831,050 | £9,867,030 | |
| Average employees | — | 152 | 173 | 195 | 218 | |
| Wages | — | £6,106,194 | £7,164,130 | £8,105,109 | £8,882,738 |
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 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 13.4% | 13.4% | 8.4% | 5.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 3.4% | 4.8% | 4.1% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 20.4% | 22.9% | 13.7% | 7.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.21x | 1.11x | |
| Interest cover | — | 6.26x | 6.53x | 3.04x | 1.44x |
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
- PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, Jonathan Home | Director | 2008-07-01 | Feb 1972 | British |
| FERGUSSON, Alistair Iain | Director | 1999-02-02 | Sep 1964 | British |
| JACKSON, Paul Francis | Director | 2013-03-08 | Nov 1948 | British |
| MACKINNON, Alistair John | Director | 2017-10-01 | May 1970 | British |
| SMITH, Andrew Charles, Dr | Director | 2009-10-01 | Aug 1969 | British |
| STUBBS, Philip John | Director | 1999-02-12 | Aug 1967 | British |
| WARREN, Robert Charles | Director | 2017-10-01 | Dec 1946 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLDRITT, Nigel Christopher | Secretary | 1999-09-29 | 2007-06-04 |
| BROWN, Christopher David | Secretary | 1999-02-02 | 1999-09-29 |
| COOKE, Richard Martin | Secretary | 2012-07-01 | 2014-05-14 |
| HAYWOOD, Martin | Secretary | 2007-06-04 | 2012-06-30 |
| MILES, Roger Frederick | Secretary | 1991-05-22 | 1999-02-02 |
| MILES, Roger Frederick | Secretary | — | 1993-12-21 |
| THACKER, Timothy John | Secretary | 2021-10-01 | 2026-04-08 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-05-22 | 1991-05-22 |
| ALLDRITT, Nigel Christopher | Director | 1999-09-29 | 2007-06-04 |
| BRUCE, Robert Michael | Director | 1995-10-01 | 1996-09-30 |
| COOKE, Richard Martin | Director | 2012-07-01 | 2014-05-14 |
| FIRTH, Anthony Christopher | Director | 1991-05-22 | 1995-10-01 |
| HAYWOOD, Martin | Director | 2007-06-04 | 2012-06-30 |
| HICKMAN, Ronald | Director | 1991-05-22 | 1999-02-02 |
| HUDSON, David John | Director | 1999-04-26 | 2002-04-29 |
| KISHOR, Roy, Mr. | Director | 2002-05-30 | 2013-03-08 |
| LYNAM, Peter | Director | 1999-01-29 | 1999-02-02 |
| MILES, Roger Frederick | Director | 1999-01-29 | 1999-02-02 |
| MOORE, Gary | Director | 2003-09-15 | 2006-02-28 |
| MOORE, John Burton | Director | 1999-02-02 | 2005-11-14 |
| MOORE, John Burton | Director | 1991-05-22 | 1999-01-01 |
| PAYNE, Darnley Reider Munro | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2004-06-15 |
| SMITH, Phillip John | Director | 1999-02-02 | 2015-10-29 |
| TOWERS, John | Director | 1996-10-01 | 1999-02-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automotive Performance Technologies Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-12-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-19 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-01-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+7.3%
£26,937,708 £28,913,880
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-5.5%
£503,634 £475,704
-
Net assets
+43.3%
£10,481,050 £15,017,030
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+11.8%
195 218
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-28.3%
£2,271,426 £1,629,044
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-67.5%
£1,526,420 £495,581
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+9.6%
£8,105,109 £8,882,738
highest in 4 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