ACPH LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-22 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£696K
+140% vs 2022
Net assets
£4M
+4.2% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
203
+8.6% vs 2022
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2023-12-31
Latest accounts filed cover 2024-12-31; financial figures currently reflect up to 2023-12-31.
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £132,328 | £278,249 | £751,150 | £290,032 | £695,977 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,428,990 | £3,989,262 | £3,948,538 | £3,806,998 | £4,946,172 | |
| Net assets | £2,306,377 | £3,431,232 | £3,507,758 | £3,784,465 | £3,944,369 | |
| Equity | £2,306,377 | £3,431,232 | £3,507,758 | £3,784,465 | £3,944,369 | |
| Average employees | 204 | 232 | 186 | 187 | 203 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — |
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
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Atkinsons
- 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.”
Significant events
- “The 2024 financial year was a stable and well-performing one for Hopscotch. All seven nurseries remained open throughout the year, and there were no acquisitions or closures during the period.”
- “We made further investments in the business, including significant refurbishment and operational upgrades at our Worthing site, which had been acquired in late 2023.”
- “Recruitment and retention challenges continue to affect the entire early years sector, and 2024 was no exception.”
- “Hopscotch continued to modernise its operational infrastructure in 2024. One of the most significant changes was the full implementation of the Famly nursery management platform across all sites.”
- “The company acquired another company in 2023 with a hive up of the business completed in 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORD, Anna Caroline | Director | 2012-07-01 | Aug 1992 | British |
| FORD, Barbara Ann | Director | 2010-06-07 | Dec 1951 | British |
| FORD, David William | Director | 2012-07-01 | May 1951 | British |
| FORD, Philip Henry | Director | 2012-07-01 | Feb 1985 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Philip Henry Ford | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2024-03-01 | Active |
| Miss Anna Caroline Ford | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2024-03-01 | Active |
| Mrs Barbara Ann Ford | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-03-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 59 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-14 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-03-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-19 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-19 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-08-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
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
FY2022 → FY2023 · period ending 2023-12-31 vs 2022-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+140%
£290,032 £695,977
-
Net assets
+4.2%
£3,784,465 £3,944,369
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+8.6%
187 203
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