AUTOCRAFT DRIVETRAIN SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-10 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+245.1% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£16M
+10% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
260
+4% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-47.9% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £25,820,000 | £39,660,000 | £47,027,000 | £48,052,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,540,000 | £2,205,000 | £3,588,000 | £1,921,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,428,000 | £2,193,000 | £3,571,000 | £1,859,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,142,000 | £1,883,000 | £2,994,000 | £1,674,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | £36,000 | £377,000 | £1,419,000 | £4,897,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £10,459,000 | £11,882,000 | £15,449,000 | £19,404,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £9,806,000 | £11,430,000 | £14,302,000 | £15,733,000 | |
| Equity | £8,031,000 | £8,891,000 | £9,806,000 | £11,430,000 | £14,302,000 | £15,733,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 203 | 228 | 250 | 260 | |
| Wages | — | — | £4,933,000 | £5,827,000 | £7,425,000 | £7,758,000 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 6.0% | 5.6% | 7.6% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 4.4% | 4.7% | 6.4% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 14.7% | 18.6% | 23.2% | 9.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.81x | 1.98x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 45.29x | 42.40x | 87.51x | 21.34x |
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
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the Company's forecasts and projections, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company can remain a viable, going concern for the foreseeable future. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Credit limits and debt repayment plans were applied where customers were overdue and beyond terms.”
- “To regularly benchmark wages to ensure our wage rates were fair and competitive in a challenging employment market with rising inflation.”
- “To accelerate the Group's diversifications of customers and markets through te acquisition of new customers, expansion into EV products and services and development of solutions for the Independent Aftermarket (EV).”
- “To reduce business headcount in line with customer demand and delays to projects (for the remanufacturing of ICE engines).”
- “To undertake a "Safety Culture" project to better understand and then reduce the number of minor accidents in the workplace.”
- “To increase the amount of components remanufactured within our products to provide additional environmental benefits and increase our supply chain resilience.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARR, Brian | Director | 2022-07-12 | Oct 1963 | British |
| HAGUE-MORGAN, Michael James Idwal | Director | 2008-07-21 | May 1974 | British |
| RIDLEY, Sara Jane, Dr | Director | 2022-06-15 | Mar 1968 | British |
| SEATON, John Neil | Director | 2018-08-07 | Nov 1967 | British |
| WARBURTON, Simon Derek | Director | 2018-08-07 | Feb 1968 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Richard Stuart | Secretary | 1994-03-28 | 1999-01-01 |
| CARPENTER, Andrew John | Secretary | 1993-08-24 | 1994-03-28 |
| DORR, Adrian John | Secretary | 2008-09-01 | 2017-12-20 |
| HARRIS, Steven | Secretary | 1999-01-01 | 2008-09-01 |
| BRADSHAW, Ronald Edward | Director | 1997-10-10 | 1999-07-30 |
| BROWN, Richard Stuart | Director | 1994-03-28 | 1998-11-30 |
| CARPENTER, Andrew John | Director | 1993-08-24 | 1994-03-28 |
| DORR, Adrian John | Director | 2010-05-04 | 2017-12-20 |
| DUBOSE, Michael Thomas, Mr. | Director | 1998-12-15 | 2004-02-19 |
| GIBBONS, Richard | Director | 2001-01-08 | 2007-06-22 |
| HALL, Frederick Jones | Director | 1997-10-10 | 1998-03-06 |
| HARRIS, Steven | Director | 2008-07-21 | 2022-05-13 |
| HOLSTED, David Scott | Director | 1997-10-10 | 1998-03-06 |
| JOHNSON, Donald T | Director | 2004-02-19 | 2009-01-31 |
| MOEHLIG, Jozef Karel | Director | 1994-06-30 | 1997-10-10 |
| PALLISTER, Thomas | Director | 2007-06-22 | 2009-01-31 |
| PERKINS, Stephen | Director | 1998-03-06 | 1998-12-15 |
| PETERS, Todd | Director | 2009-02-01 | 2010-05-03 |
| SALAMUNOVICH, Joseph Martin | Director | 1998-03-06 | 2010-05-03 |
| WHITING, Paul Francis | Director | 1994-03-28 | 2001-01-15 |
| WILD, David William | Director | 1993-08-24 | 1994-03-28 |
| WILSON, Robert Clark | Director | 1994-03-28 | 1999-10-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autocraft Solutions Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-11-30 | Active |
| Harmor Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 202 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-16 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2024-09-16 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-09-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-03-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+2.2%
£47,027,000 £48,052,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+245.1%
£1,419,000 £4,897,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+10%
£14,302,000 £15,733,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+4%
250 260
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-46.5%
£3,588,000 £1,921,000
-
Profit before tax
-47.9%
£3,571,000 £1,859,000
-
Wages
+4.5%
£7,425,000 £7,758,000
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