ACUMEN WASTE SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-20 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£188K
-61.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
+13.9% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
88
-6.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£917K
+192% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ACUMEN WASTE SERVICES LIMITED 2004-10-05 → present
- LIMPIA LIMITED 1994-04-06 → 2004-10-05
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £17,166,624 | £13,672,967 | £24,094,659 | £21,774,058 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,250,504 | £1,793,474 | £433,877 | £1,219,691 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,182,357 | £1,747,398 | £313,849 | £916,523 | |
| Net profit | — | £979,969 | £1,555,153 | £400,085 | £657,253 | |
| Cash | — | £41,371 | £71,387 | £493,992 | £188,337 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,207,269 | £6,187,621 | £8,786,690 | £9,510,639 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,379,114 | £4,934,267 | £4,732,974 | £5,390,227 | |
| Equity | £7,231,010 | £3,379,114 | £4,934,267 | £4,732,974 | £5,390,227 | |
| Average employees | — | 85 | 78 | 94 | 88 | |
| Wages | — | £2,668,172 | £2,542,905 | £3,704,593 | £3,709,589 |
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 7.3% | 13.1% | 1.8% | 5.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 5.7% | 11.4% | 1.7% | 3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 29.7% | 29.0% | 4.9% | 12.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.54x | 1.98x | |
| Interest cover | — | 18.35x | 38.92x | 3.61x | 4.02x |
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
- 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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-01-21 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-07-25 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-07-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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 2024-12-30 vs 2023-12-30
-
Turnover
-9.6%
£24,094,659 £21,774,058
-
Cash
-61.9%
£493,992 £188,337
-
Net assets
+13.9%
£4,732,974 £5,390,227
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-6.4%
94 88
-
Operating profit
+181.1%
£433,877 £1,219,691
-
Profit before tax
+192%
£313,849 £916,523
-
Wages
+0.1%
£3,704,593 £3,709,589
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