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ACUMEN WASTE SERVICES LIMITED
Cash
£71K
+72.6% vs 2020
Net assets
£5M
+46% vs 2020
Employees
78
-8.2% vs 2020
Profit before tax
£2M
+47.8% vs 2020
Profile
- Company number
- 02916087
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1994-04-06
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-30
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 38110
- Hubs
- UK Energy & Climate
Net assets
3-year trend · vs UK Energy & Climate median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest 2021-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £17,166,624 | £13,672,967 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,250,504 | £1,793,474 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,182,357 | £1,747,398 | |
| Net profit | — | £979,969 | £1,555,153 | |
| Cash | — | £41,371 | £71,387 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,207,269 | £6,187,621 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,379,114 | £4,934,267 | |
| Equity | £7,231,010 | £3,379,114 | £4,934,267 | |
| Average employees | — | 85 | 78 | |
| Wages | — | £2,668,172 | £2,542,905 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“We have considered the basis of going concern for these financial statements. We have produced forecasts for the next three trading years and sensitised them under various scenarios. Based upon these forecasts, our knowledge of the industry and the financial facilities in place, we conclude that the company are able to continue as a going concern for not less than twelve months from the approval of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In June 2022, Acumen was acquired by Beauparc Group (Beauparc), itself owned by funds managed by Macquarie Asset Management.”
- “The acquisition of Acumen by Beauparc reinforces the wider Group’s drive towards delivering a truly integrated, in-house total waste management services for all its customers.”
- “Transition to FRS 101.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
4 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Joanne Lesley | Director | 2026-02-12 | Mar 1968 | British |
| CROSSLEY, Andrew Peter | Director | 2014-04-25 | May 1976 | British |
| MCCABE, Brian | Director | 2022-06-21 | Nov 1972 | Irish |
| SUTTON, Kristian David | Director | 2012-05-14 | May 1980 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, Iain | Secretary | 2003-04-29 | 2007-01-19 |
| NATTRASS, Susan | Secretary | 1996-04-01 | 1998-10-01 |
| SUTTON, Kristian David | Secretary | 2012-05-14 | 2022-06-21 |
| TANKARD, Mark Ainsleigh | Secretary | 2007-01-22 | 2012-05-14 |
| TANKARD, Mark Ainsleigh | Secretary | 1998-10-01 | 2005-05-01 |
| THORNTON, Mark Robert | Secretary | 1994-04-06 | 1996-04-01 |
| WING, Clifford Donald | Secretary | 1994-04-06 | 1994-04-06 |
| ASHALL, Michael | Director | 2022-06-21 | 2022-08-25 |
| FERGUS, David Thomas Edward | Director | 2004-10-27 | 2007-01-19 |
| FISHER, Wayne Gary | Director | 2024-05-15 | 2025-03-31 |
| HENDERSON, Grahame | Director | 2022-12-30 | 2024-05-15 |
| JOHNSON, Iain | Director | 2003-04-29 | 2007-01-19 |
| KING, Adam Russell | Director | 2025-01-21 | 2025-12-17 |
| KIRK, Leon | Director | 2011-07-05 | 2022-06-21 |
| MORRIS, Jonathan Stephen | Director | 2001-10-30 | 2018-09-12 |
| MURRAY, Damien | Director | 2022-06-21 | 2023-06-28 |
| TANKARD, Mark Ainsleigh | Director | 1995-10-12 | 2018-09-12 |
| THORNTON, Mark Robert | Director | 1994-04-06 | 1996-04-01 |
| UNDERHILL, Kevan Brian | Director | 2007-03-16 | 2011-02-03 |
| WRAY, Ian | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2018-09-12 |
| WRIGHT, Alistair | Director | 2008-01-29 | 2011-07-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acumen Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-12-22 | Active |
| Waste Services Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-12-22 |
| Mr Jonathan Stephen Morris | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 169 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2026-02-16 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2026-01-17 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-09-12 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-02-17 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-07-16 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-07-10 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
| 2024-07-08 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
| 2024-05-29 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-05-29 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement |
| 2024-01-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2024-01-21 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2024-01-05 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-09-19 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-07-25 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2023-07-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2023-07-24 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2021-03-31
4.30
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.337 × 6.56 = +2.21
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.171 × 6.72 = +1.15
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.893 × 1.05 = +0.94
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory