AUTOMATION CONSULTANTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-15 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-71.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
+14.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
78
+11.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£642K
-45.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- AUTOMATION CONSULTANTS LIMITED 2011-08-23 → present
- AUTOMATION CONSULTANTS HLDGS LTD 2011-08-19 → 2011-08-23
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | £13,924,495 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,171,685 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,185,122 | £1,174,944 | £641,933 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,077,204 | £1,069,498 | £481,379 | |
| Cash | £805,680 | — | £2,274,834 | — | £1,709,162 | — | £2,326,733 | £6,741,078 | £1,925,354 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,729,728 | — | £1,669,239 | — | £1,622,880 | — | £2,498,143 | £3,117,641 | £4,324,020 | |
| Net assets | £1,532,136 | — | £1,669,239 | — | £1,622,880 | — | £2,498,143 | £3,117,641 | £3,574,020 | |
| Equity | £1,532,136 | — | £1,669,239 | — | £1,622,880 | £1,620,939 | £2,498,143 | £3,117,641 | £3,574,020 | |
| Average employees | 33 | — | 34 | — | 42 | — | 53 | 70 | 78 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | £2,553,356 | £3,585,950 | £4,376,148 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.4% | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.7% | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46.9% | — | — | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40402.93x | — | — |
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
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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
- AUTOMATION CONSULTANTS LIMITED · parent
- Automation Consultants LLC 100%
- Automation Consultants DevOps and Software Ltd 100%
- Automation Consultants APAC Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Turnover declined by 14%, (2024: 70% growth) largely because large multi-year software resale transactions which took place in the prior year did not recur in the current year. Operating profit declined by 50% (2024: unchanged) caused by the reduction in resale margins by Atlassian and a slow-down in the UK IT consultancy market.”
- “In autumn 2025, Atlassian further reduced the resale margins offered to partners, having already done so the previous autumn. It also reduced the proportion of revenue kept by app vendors selling apps in the Atlassian Marketplace. These changes adversely affect the company's margins and further similar changes are a possibility.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIERS, Francis Henry John Capel | Director | 2002-07-13 | May 1967 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUNLIFFE, Rodney John | Secretary | 2000-08-01 | 2006-06-25 |
| ROBERTS, Caroline Dawn | Secretary | 2006-06-25 | 2020-07-13 |
| ASHTON, Martin Gerard | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2005-02-04 |
| BROWNE, Richard Ghislain | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2005-03-11 |
| CUNLIFFE, Caroline Dawn | Director | 2005-10-30 | 2006-06-25 |
| CUNLIFFE, Jeffrey Francis | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2020-07-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automation Consultants Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-07-13 | Active |
| Mr Jeffrey Francis Cunliffe | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-08-01 | Ceased 2020-07-13 |
| Mr Francis Henry John Capel Miers | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Significant influence | 2016-08-01 | Ceased 2020-07-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2023-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2022-10-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-03-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2021-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2020-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-07-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-07-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-07-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-71.4%
£6,741,078 £1,925,354
-
Net assets
+14.6%
£3,117,641 £3,574,020
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+11.4%
70 78
highest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-45.4%
£1,174,944 £641,933
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+22%
£3,585,950 £4,376,148
highest in 3 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