AUTOMATED SYSTEMS GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-02 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£43K
0% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
-5.1% vs 2023
Employees
176
-5.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£315K
-120.8% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- AUTOMATED SYSTEMS GROUP LIMITED 2010-12-21 → present
- AUTOMATED SYSTEMS GROUP PLC 1994-05-19 → 2010-12-21
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2018-10-01 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £27,441,000 | £30,325,000 | £40,629,000 | £41,747,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,810,000 | -£2,584,000 | £1,560,000 | £206,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,798,000 | -£2,598,000 | £1,514,000 | -£315,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,725,000 | -£2,612,000 | £1,119,000 | -£509,000 | |
| Cash | — | £1,970,000 | £471,000 | £43,000 | £43,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £7,769,000 | £5,326,000 | £33,551,000 | £33,885,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £7,646,000 | £5,034,000 | £9,896,000 | £9,387,000 | |
| Equity | £5,813,000 | £7,646,000 | £5,034,000 | £9,896,000 | £9,387,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 153 | 193 | 187 | 176 | |
| Wages | — | £6,814,000 | £7,443,000 | £8,295,000 | £8,920,000 |
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 | 2018-10-01 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 6.6% | -8.5% | 3.8% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 6.3% | -8.6% | 2.8% | -1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 23.3% | -48.5% | 4.6% | 0.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.38x | 1.84x | |
| Interest cover | — | 139.23x | -184.57x | 33.19x | 0.40x |
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
- S&W Partners 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.”
Group structure
- AUTOMATED SYSTEMS GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Gemini Office Solutions Limited 100%
- Sharples Group Limited 100%
- Copyrite Digital Systems Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Since the year-end two dormant subsidiary companies have been dissolved, Gemini Office Solutions Limited on 31/12/24 and Copyrite Digital Systems Ltd on 28/1/25. In addition, on 30 June 2025 the group renewed its banking facilities with a banking consortium with an extension of its facility duration.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNN, Mandy Jane | Secretary | 2024-01-19 | — | — |
| FORSYTH, Duncan Gavin | Director | 2020-01-20 | Aug 1965 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRASER, Andrew John | Secretary | 1994-05-19 | 2010-12-22 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-05-19 | 1994-05-19 |
| CAMPBELL, David | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2020-08-31 |
| DERRY, Paul Bruce | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2023-03-08 |
| FRASER, Andrew John | Director | 1994-05-19 | 2010-12-22 |
| GARIUS, Mark | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2021-08-14 |
| RAMZAN, Mohammed | Director | 2021-09-24 | 2024-01-19 |
| TYE, Martin Reginald | Director | 1994-05-19 | 2010-12-22 |
| WHAPSHOTT, Simon | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2025-08-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asl Technology Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-02-05 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-20 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-10-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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
+2.8%
£40,629,000 £41,747,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
0%
£43,000 £43,000
-
Net assets
-5.1%
£9,896,000 £9,387,000
-
Employees
-5.9%
187 176
-
Operating profit
-86.8%
£1,560,000 £206,000
first positive since 2020
-
Profit before tax
-120.8%
£1,514,000 -£315,000
-
Wages
+7.5%
£8,295,000 £8,920,000
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