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Airport coordination ltd
Registration Number
02603583Incorporation Date
22/04/1991Last Annual Return
Not availableAddress
Rourke House, 3 Watermans Business Park, Staines, Middlesex. TW18 3BA
Website
www.acl-uk.orgAudit Fees
£24,000Secretary
Mr Ian Richard Fry
Directors
Active
Ms Debra Bowen Rees (63 yrs)
Active
Ms Lesley Ruth Cowley (65 yrs)
Active
Mr Neil Trevor Garwood (46 yrs)
Active
Mr Simon Joseph Edward Hay (39 yrs)
Active
Mr Ian Chambers (46 yrs)
Active
Mr Ian Richard Fry (58 yrs)
Active
Mr Christopher James Groom (37 yrs)
Active
Mr Brendan Kelly (35 yrs)
Proposed Year |
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Period Ending | 30-Sep-21 | 30-Sep-22 | 30-Sep-23 | 30-Sep-24 | 29-Sep-25 |
Weeks | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
Total Sales (£000) | 3784 | 4262 | 4604 | 4919 | 4986 |
Directors Fees | 396 | 412 | 436 | 508 | 508 |
Gross Profits | 1972 | 2039 | 2121 | 2335 | 2367 |
Value Added | 2912 | 3060 | 3161 | 3280 | 3561 |
Trading Profit | 303 | 162 | 196 | 69 | 602 |
Depreciation | 12 | 9 | 13 | 16 | |
Non-Trading Income | 11 | 29 | 82 | 111 | 0 |
Total Interest Charges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pre-tax Profit | 302 | 182 | 265 | 164 | 588 |
Retained Profit (Shareholders Funds) | 237 | 158 | 168 | 80 | 98 |
Fixed Assets | 15 | 24 | 41 | 32 | 30 |
Intangibles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Intermediate Assets | 1064 | 1043 | 1018 | 992 | 942 |
Stocks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Debtors | 652 | 704 | 627 | 749 | 645 |
Cash or Equivalent | 3144 | 3345 | 3695 | 3961 | 4267 |
Total Current Assets | 3796 | 4049 | 4322 | 4710 | 4912 |
Creditors | 206 | 235 | 251 | 312 | 364 |
Short Term Borrowing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Current Liabilities | 1980 | 2031 | 2107 | 2322 | 2322 |
Total Current Liabilities | 2186 | 2266 | 2358 | 2634 | 2686 |
Net Current Assets | 1610 | 1783 | 1964 | 2076 | 2226 |
Shareholders Funds | 2687 | 2845 | 3013 | 3093 | 3191 |
Total Loan Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Capital Employed | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Total Capital Employed | 2689 | 2850 | 3022 | 3100 | 3198 |
Pretax Profit Margin % | 7.98 | 4.27 | 5.76 | 3.33 | 11.79 |
Sales Growth % | -7 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
Pretax Profit Growth % | -37 | -40 | 46 | -38 | 259.00 |
Debtor Ratio Days | 63 | 60 | 50 | 55 | 47.1113234397235 |
Creditor Ratio Days | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26.5507623500712 |
Stock Turnover | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Sales £000 / Employee | 95 | 109 | 107 | 109 | 120.242222222222 |
Value Added £000/Empl. | 73 | 78 | 74 | 73 | 85.8716205985287 |
Av. Remun. £000 / Empl. | 65 | 74 | 69 | 71 | 71.3555555555556 |
Total Empl. Remu. £000 | 2609 | 2898 | 2965 | 3211 | 2959.03502882869 |
Employees | 40 | 39 | 43 | 45 | 41.4688808151015 |
Pretax Profit/Total Assets % | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
Company Summary
- The Plimsoll Chart is falling though its height is ok.
- Gross Profit Margin is 47.5% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 27.9%.
- The company is ranked among the fastest growing in terms of sales growth in the latest year.
- The £508,000 directors fees figure disclosed significantly affects the profitability of the company.
- Non Trading Income of £111,000 makes a large contribution to pretax profits of £164,000.
- The Trading Stability chart shows a well below average sales return on total assets in the latest year
- The company is among the Top 4 companies listed as a Best Trading Partner (see section 1c).
- The company is among the Top 60 companies listed under the Gross Profits category (see section 3.1c).
- The company is among the Top 62 companies listed under the Pretax Profits category (see section 3.2c).
Company Summary
The company currently has £4.9m sales and made £164,000, by following the proposal plan, sales would be level but profits would rise to £588,000.
Key Attractiveness Features
- PRIVATELY OWNED
- ADD £4.9m TO SALES
- ATTRACTIVE PRICE
- HIGH DIRS FEES
Acquisition Attractiveness Rating
- Low number of shareholders
- Company is privately owned
- Low number of directors
- Sales growth above the industry average
- Low financial rating
- High gross earnings
- Big difference between current and future value
- Directors fees represent high proportion of profits
- Average age of directors is high

Company Valuation
Proposed Year |
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Period Ending | 30-Sep-21 | 30-Sep-22 | 30-Sep-23 | 30-Sep-24 | 29-Sep-25 |
Total Sales (£000) | 3784 | 4262 | 4604 | 4919 | 4986 |
Pre-tax Profit (£000) | 302 | 182 | 265 | 164 | 588 |
Total Value (£000) | 5166 | 4596 | 4781 | 4578 | 7097 |
Asset Value (£000) | 1731 | 1771 | 1686 | 1773 | 1617 |
Goodwill (£000) | 3435 | 2825 | 3095 | 2805 | 5480 |
Liabilities (£000) | 956 | 1074 | 1328 | 1320 | 1574 |
Equity Value (£000) | 6122 | 5670 | 6109 | 5898 | 8671 |
Total Value Formula: (Pretax Profit + Interest Payments - Non Trading Income + Directors Fees) * 5 plus (Fixed Assets + Intangibles + Intermediate Assets + Stocks + Debtors)
Shareholders / Ownership
Not available
Immediate Shareholder: See Shareholders
Subsidiaries
ACL INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION LTD
Acquisition / Valuation Comments
This company has been established 34 years.
2 directors are over 60 years of age.
3 directors are under 40 years of age.
The total value of the company is currently £4.6m including debts.
The equity value is high, indicating low levels of total liabilities.
The company has a large board for its size, 10 directors.
The proposed year is based on achieving a 10% return on total assets.
The company's value would increase by 55% if the proposed business plan was followed.
The proposed plan would improve the overall financial strength of the company by 15%.
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