acheson & acheson limited
acheson & acheson limited Company Information
Company Number
02764368
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
thg beauty limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations
+1Registered Address
icon 1 7-9 sunbank lane, ringway, altrincham, WA15 0AF
Website
www.achesonandacheson.co.ukacheson & acheson limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of ACHESON & ACHESON LIMITED at £72.9m based on a Turnover of £70.7m and 1.03x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
acheson & acheson limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of ACHESON & ACHESON LIMITED at £41.5m based on an EBITDA of £5.9m and a 7x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
acheson & acheson limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of ACHESON & ACHESON LIMITED at £132.2m based on Net Assets of £61.2m and 2.16x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Acheson & Acheson Limited Overview
Acheson & Acheson Limited is a live company located in altrincham, WA15 0AF with a Companies House number of 02764368. It operates in the manufacture of cleaning and polishing preparations sector, SIC Code 20412. Founded in November 1992, it's largest shareholder is thg beauty limited with a 100% stake. Acheson & Acheson Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £70.7m with declining growth in recent years.
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Acheson & Acheson Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Acheson & Acheson Limited a 2 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 2 measures and has 5 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
2 Strong
4 Regular
5 Weak
Size
annual sales of £70.7m, make it larger than the average company (£27.3m)
£70.7m - Acheson & Acheson Limited
£27.3m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -3%, show it is growing at a slower rate (6.5%)
-3% - Acheson & Acheson Limited
6.5% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 20.5%, this company has a higher cost of product (33.8%)
20.5% - Acheson & Acheson Limited
33.8% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 3.9% make it less profitable than the average company (6%)
3.9% - Acheson & Acheson Limited
6% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 473 employees, this is above the industry average (97)
473 - Acheson & Acheson Limited
97 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £31.8k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£38.7k)
£31.8k - Acheson & Acheson Limited
£38.7k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £149.5k, this is less efficient (£214k)
£149.5k - Acheson & Acheson Limited
£214k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 62 days, this is near the average (56 days)
62 days - Acheson & Acheson Limited
56 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 53 days, this is close to average (48 days)
53 days - Acheson & Acheson Limited
48 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 158 days, this is more than average (103 days)
158 days - Acheson & Acheson Limited
103 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Acheson & Acheson Limited
- - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 56.5%, this is a similar level of debt than the average (56.3%)
56.5% - Acheson & Acheson Limited
56.3% - Industry AVG
ACHESON & ACHESON LIMITED financials
Acheson & Acheson Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £70.7 million and the company has net assets of £61.2 million. According to their latest financial statements, Acheson & Acheson Limited has 473 employees and maintains cash reserves of 0 as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
| Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 70,712,000 | 103,405,000 | 98,900,000 | 77,731,000 | 58,499,000 | 32,462,000 | 39,308,000 | 31,385,329 | 28,924,352 | 25,116,408 | 25,699,603 | 24,609,924 | 17,564,305 | 20,333,433 | 18,192,934 |
| Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
| Cost Of Sales | 56,254,000 | 78,880,000 | 70,237,000 | 56,618,000 | 41,060,000 | 23,876,000 | 29,584,000 | 23,906,190 | 21,424,245 | 18,860,785 | 19,633,773 | 19,354,127 | 13,650,017 | 15,464,650 | 14,179,330 |
| Gross Profit | 14,458,000 | 24,525,000 | 28,663,000 | 21,113,000 | 17,439,000 | 8,586,000 | 9,724,000 | 7,479,139 | 7,500,107 | 6,255,623 | 6,065,830 | 5,255,797 | 3,914,288 | 4,868,783 | 4,013,604 |
| Admin Expenses | 11,714,000 | 15,696,000 | 10,217,000 | 9,658,000 | 8,054,000 | 6,220,000 | 5,089,000 | 4,488,096 | 4,550,472 | 4,896,643 | 4,679,046 | 3,984,208 | 3,676,887 | 3,555,847 | 3,629,211 |
| Operating Profit | 2,744,000 | 8,829,000 | 18,446,000 | 11,455,000 | 9,385,000 | 2,366,000 | 4,635,000 | 2,991,043 | 2,949,635 | 1,358,980 | 1,386,784 | 1,271,589 | 237,401 | 1,312,936 | 384,393 |
| Interest Payable | 412,000 | 338,000 | 36,000 | 238,000 | 31,000 | 172,000 | 385,000 | 257,751 | 216,302 | 113,004 | 150,062 | 184,956 | 147,109 | 92,093 | 64,453 |
| Interest Receivable | 1,000 | 1,000 | 42 | 256 | 33 | 27 | 55 | 3,826 | 6,182 | 13,474 | |||||
| Pre-Tax Profit | 2,332,000 | 8,491,000 | 18,410,000 | 11,217,000 | 9,354,000 | 2,195,000 | 4,261,000 | 2,734,328 | 2,765,245 | 1,260,927 | 1,349,475 | 1,104,702 | 72,408 | 1,245,292 | 365,097 |
| Tax | -743,000 | -2,462,000 | -4,033,000 | -1,995,000 | -1,504,000 | -50,000 | -826,000 | -559,119 | -572,648 | -269,080 | -321,714 | -286,050 | -34,578 | -356,416 | -83,177 |
| Profit After Tax | 1,589,000 | 6,029,000 | 14,377,000 | 9,222,000 | 7,850,000 | 2,145,000 | 3,435,000 | 2,175,209 | 2,192,597 | 991,847 | 1,027,761 | 818,652 | 37,830 | 888,876 | 281,920 |
| Dividends Paid | 240,000 | 2,000,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | |||||||||
| Retained Profit | 1,589,000 | 6,029,000 | 14,377,000 | 9,222,000 | 7,850,000 | 2,145,000 | 3,435,000 | 1,935,209 | 192,597 | 871,847 | 907,761 | 698,652 | -82,170 | 888,876 | 281,920 |
| Employee Costs | 15,020,000 | 18,348,000 | 18,658,000 | 14,604,000 | 11,948,000 | 9,346,000 | 9,190,000 | 7,624,027 | 6,912,291 | 5,633,493 | 5,556,843 | 4,732,508 | 4,197,039 | 3,782,318 | 3,423,502 |
| Number Of Employees | 473 | 719 | 707 | 591 | 500 | 389 | 356 | 304 | 276 | 231 | 236 | 205 | 184 | 167 | 120 |
| EBITDA* | 5,931,000 | 11,750,000 | 20,190,000 | 13,260,000 | 10,626,000 | 3,193,000 | 5,770,000 | 3,931,869 | 3,855,545 | 2,173,357 | 2,161,767 | 1,898,843 | 808,583 | 1,781,917 | 702,104 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
| Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible Assets | 5,117,000 | 5,315,000 | 6,269,000 | 5,856,000 | 15,365,000 | 12,402,000 | 12,756,000 | 10,849,089 | 8,982,735 | 8,726,446 | 9,041,164 | 8,456,065 | 8,837,361 | 7,542,687 | 7,156,696 |
| Intangible Assets | 13,342,000 | 12,966,000 | 2,629,000 | 1,716,000 | 901,000 | 263,000 | |||||||||
| Investments & Other | 207,000 | 60,000 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | |||||
| Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 1,247 | 2,915 | |||||||||||||
| Total Fixed Assets | 18,459,000 | 18,281,000 | 8,898,000 | 7,779,000 | 16,326,000 | 12,665,000 | 12,756,000 | 10,849,289 | 8,982,935 | 8,726,646 | 9,041,364 | 8,456,265 | 8,838,808 | 7,545,802 | 7,156,896 |
| Stock & work in progress | 24,407,000 | 34,822,000 | 33,094,000 | 18,486,000 | 15,111,000 | 10,125,000 | 10,094,000 | 8,522,644 | 8,417,798 | 6,432,193 | 5,722,524 | 5,587,781 | 6,110,348 | 4,295,098 | 3,567,645 |
| Trade Debtors | 12,149,000 | 16,358,000 | 15,415,000 | 18,747,000 | 23,350,000 | 11,057,000 | 11,682,000 | 7,710,956 | 5,935,324 | 5,549,315 | 5,098,843 | 4,640,530 | 1,551,525 | 1,514,905 | 1,219,827 |
| Group Debtors | 83,227,000 | 56,967,000 | 47,119,000 | 23,909,000 | 2,550,000 | ||||||||||
| Misc Debtors | 2,588,000 | 1,921,000 | 3,113,000 | 837,000 | 802,000 | 431,000 | 227,000 | 123,026 | 125,157 | 114,224 | 103,644 | 110,397 | 93,592 | 90,964 | 77,586 |
| Cash | 584,000 | 329,000 | 1,339,000 | 155,000 | 240,000 | 260,810 | 290,566 | 49,009 | 223,040 | 175,238 | 257,328 | 3,291,824 | 2,894,665 | ||
| misc current assets | |||||||||||||||
| total current assets | 122,371,000 | 110,068,000 | 99,325,000 | 62,308,000 | 43,152,000 | 21,768,000 | 22,243,000 | 16,617,436 | 14,768,845 | 12,144,741 | 11,148,051 | 10,513,946 | 8,012,793 | 9,192,791 | 7,759,723 |
| total assets | 140,830,000 | 128,349,000 | 108,223,000 | 70,087,000 | 59,478,000 | 34,433,000 | 34,999,000 | 27,466,725 | 23,751,780 | 20,871,387 | 20,189,415 | 18,970,211 | 16,851,601 | 16,738,593 | 14,916,619 |
| Bank overdraft | 3,788,000 | 2,061,165 | 782,567 | 896,824 | 1,713,429 | 1,073,207 | 898,600 | 359,988 | 630,073 | ||||||
| Bank loan | 1,788,848 | 268,043 | 332,889 | 401,394 | 630,030 | 598,158 | 567,801 | ||||||||
| Trade Creditors | 8,271,000 | 7,615,000 | 15,955,000 | 7,639,000 | 5,506,000 | 3,979,000 | 4,197,000 | 2,922,452 | 2,714,663 | 2,748,704 | 1,721,778 | 2,224,283 | 1,221,716 | 965,647 | 927,636 |
| Group/Directors Accounts | 55,098,000 | 44,212,000 | 33,374,000 | 18,967,000 | 5,460,000 | 5,939,000 | 146,187 | 63,647 | 200 | 20,201 | 70,200 | 200 | 200 | 405,800 | |
| other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
| hp & lease commitments | 1,347,000 | 1,072,000 | 291,000 | 60,000 | 658,000 | 283,000 | 222,286 | 154,072 | 131,398 | 113,325 | 13,201 | ||||
| other current liabilities | 5,081,000 | 6,601,000 | 4,711,000 | 3,698,000 | 6,772,000 | 1,162,000 | 2,301,000 | 1,423,187 | 2,524,768 | 1,714,179 | 1,723,669 | 1,427,811 | 638,498 | 705,907 | 729,712 |
| total current liabilities | 69,797,000 | 59,500,000 | 54,331,000 | 30,364,000 | 18,396,000 | 11,363,000 | 10,286,000 | 8,564,125 | 6,507,760 | 5,824,194 | 5,693,796 | 5,438,732 | 3,357,172 | 2,599,543 | 2,693,221 |
| loans | 3,692,000 | 1,792,035 | 2,076,564 | 332,889 | 734,283 | 1,364,313 | 1,962,471 | 1,023,749 | |||||||
| hp & lease commitments | 8,783,000 | 8,295,000 | 188,000 | 516,000 | 11,097,000 | 676,000 | 820,000 | 388,997 | 337,907 | 428,443 | 432,582 | 13,201 | |||
| Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
| other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
| provisions | 1,048,000 | 941,000 | 120,000 | 259,000 | 211,000 | 166,835 | 210,025 | 191,823 | 160,469 | 135,278 | 153,649 | 131,143 | 43,089 | ||
| total long term liabilities | 9,831,000 | 9,236,000 | 308,000 | 516,000 | 11,097,000 | 935,000 | 4,723,000 | 2,347,867 | 2,624,496 | 620,266 | 925,940 | 869,561 | 1,531,163 | 2,093,614 | 1,066,838 |
| total liabilities | 79,628,000 | 68,736,000 | 54,639,000 | 30,880,000 | 29,493,000 | 12,298,000 | 15,009,000 | 10,911,992 | 9,132,256 | 6,444,460 | 6,619,736 | 6,308,293 | 4,888,335 | 4,693,157 | 3,760,059 |
| net assets | 61,202,000 | 59,613,000 | 53,584,000 | 39,207,000 | 29,985,000 | 22,135,000 | 19,990,000 | 16,554,733 | 14,619,524 | 14,426,927 | 13,569,679 | 12,661,918 | 11,963,266 | 12,045,436 | 11,156,560 |
| total shareholders funds | 61,202,000 | 59,613,000 | 53,584,000 | 39,207,000 | 29,985,000 | 22,135,000 | 19,990,000 | 16,554,733 | 14,619,524 | 14,426,927 | 13,569,679 | 12,661,918 | 11,963,266 | 12,045,436 | 11,156,560 |
| Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
| Operating Profit | 2,744,000 | 8,829,000 | 18,446,000 | 11,455,000 | 9,385,000 | 2,366,000 | 4,635,000 | 2,991,043 | 2,949,635 | 1,358,980 | 1,386,784 | 1,271,589 | 237,401 | 1,312,936 | 384,393 |
| Depreciation | 2,192,000 | 1,941,000 | 1,154,000 | 1,499,000 | 1,148,000 | 808,000 | 1,135,000 | 940,826 | 905,910 | 814,377 | 774,983 | 627,254 | 571,182 | 468,981 | 317,711 |
| Amortisation | 995,000 | 980,000 | 590,000 | 306,000 | 93,000 | 19,000 | |||||||||
| Tax | -743,000 | -2,462,000 | -4,033,000 | -1,995,000 | -1,504,000 | -50,000 | -826,000 | -559,119 | -572,648 | -269,080 | -321,714 | -286,050 | -34,578 | -356,416 | -83,177 |
| Stock | -10,415,000 | 1,728,000 | 14,608,000 | 3,375,000 | 4,986,000 | 1,602,356 | 1,571,356 | 104,846 | 1,985,605 | 709,669 | 134,743 | -522,567 | 1,815,250 | 727,453 | 3,567,645 |
| Debtors | 22,718,000 | 9,599,000 | 22,154,000 | 16,791,000 | 15,214,000 | 3,654,018 | 4,075,018 | 1,773,501 | 396,942 | 461,052 | 451,560 | 3,104,563 | 37,580 | 311,371 | 1,297,413 |
| Creditors | 656,000 | -8,340,000 | 8,316,000 | 2,133,000 | 1,527,000 | 1,056,548 | 1,274,548 | 207,789 | -34,041 | 1,026,926 | -502,505 | 1,002,567 | 256,069 | 38,011 | 927,636 |
| Accruals and Deferred Income | -1,520,000 | 1,890,000 | 1,013,000 | -3,074,000 | 5,610,000 | -261,187 | 877,813 | -1,101,581 | 810,589 | -9,490 | 295,858 | 789,313 | -67,409 | -23,805 | 729,712 |
| Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 107,000 | 821,000 | 120,000 | -259,000 | 92,165 | 44,165 | -43,190 | 18,202 | 31,354 | 25,191 | -18,371 | 22,506 | 88,054 | 43,089 | |
| Cash flow from operations | -7,872,000 | -7,668,000 | -11,156,000 | -9,842,000 | -4,200,000 | -1,225,848 | 1,494,152 | 557,421 | 1,695,100 | 1,782,346 | 1,072,294 | 804,306 | -867,659 | 488,937 | -2,545,694 |
| Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
| capital expenditure | -2,490,010 | -1,064,540 | -354,741 | -680,732 | -227,944 | -1,880,965 | -836,705 | -3,645,313 | |||||||
| Change in Investments | -207,000 | 147,000 | 60,000 | -200 | -200 | 200 | |||||||||
| cash flow from investments | -2,490,010 | -1,064,540 | -354,741 | -680,732 | -227,944 | -1,880,965 | -836,705 | -3,645,513 | |||||||
| Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
| Bank loans | -1,788,848 | -1,788,848 | 1,520,805 | -64,846 | -68,505 | -228,636 | 31,872 | 30,357 | 567,801 | ||||||
| Group/Directors Accounts | 10,886,000 | 10,838,000 | 14,407,000 | 13,507,000 | -479,000 | 5,792,813 | -146,187 | 82,540 | 63,447 | -20,001 | -49,999 | 70,000 | -405,600 | 405,800 | |
| Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
| Long term loans | -1,792,035 | 1,899,965 | -284,529 | 2,076,564 | -332,889 | -401,394 | -630,030 | -598,158 | 938,722 | 1,023,749 | |||||
| Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | 763,000 | 8,888,000 | -97,000 | -11,179,000 | 10,796,000 | 347,717 | 208,717 | 119,304 | -67,862 | 13,934 | 532,706 | 13,201 | |||
| other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
| share issue | |||||||||||||||
| interest | -412,000 | -338,000 | -36,000 | -238,000 | -31,000 | -171,000 | -384,000 | -257,709 | -216,046 | -112,971 | -150,035 | -184,901 | -143,283 | -85,911 | -50,979 |
| cash flow from financing | 11,237,000 | 19,388,000 | 14,274,000 | 2,090,000 | 10,286,000 | 5,823,914 | -210,086 | 1,180,411 | 1,791,257 | -535,031 | -297,358 | -713,059 | -697,883 | 1,015,012 | 12,253,210 |
| cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
| cash | -584,000 | 255,000 | -1,010,000 | 1,184,000 | -105,810 | -20,810 | -29,756 | 241,557 | -174,031 | 47,802 | -82,090 | -3,034,496 | 397,159 | 2,894,665 | |
| overdraft | -2,061,165 | 1,726,835 | 1,278,598 | -114,257 | -816,605 | 640,222 | 174,607 | 538,612 | -270,085 | 630,073 | |||||
| change in cash | -584,000 | 255,000 | -1,010,000 | 1,184,000 | 1,955,355 | -1,747,645 | -1,308,354 | 355,814 | 642,574 | -592,420 | -256,697 | -3,573,108 | 667,244 | 2,264,592 |
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acheson & acheson limited Ownership
ACHESON & ACHESON LIMITED group structure
Acheson & Acheson Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
2 parents
ACHESON & ACHESON LIMITED
02764368
acheson & acheson limited directors
Acheson & Acheson Limited currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr James Pochin (Aug 2018) and Mr Damian Sanders (Jan 2025).
| officer | country | age | start | end | role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Pochin | United Kingdom | 48 years | Aug 2018 | - | Director |
| Mr Damian Sanders | United Kingdom | 60 years | Jan 2025 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
70.7m
-32%
operating profit
2.7m
-69%
gross margin
20.5%
-13.79%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
61.2m
+0.03%
total assets
140.8m
+0.1%
cash
0
0%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
acheson & acheson limited company details
company number
02764368
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
20420 - Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations
20412 - Manufacture of cleaning and polishing preparations
incorporation date
November 1992
age
33
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Audit Exemption Subsidiary
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
N/A
accountant
-
auditor
-
address
icon 1 7-9 sunbank lane, ringway, altrincham, WA15 0AF
Bank
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
-
acheson & acheson limited Charges & Mortgages
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