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Acosta rh ltd
Registration Number
10589849Incorporation Date
30/01/2017Last Annual Return
Not availableAddress
Ground Floor Block A Dukes Court, Duke Street, Woking, Surrey. GU21 5BH
Website
Not availableAudit Fees
£238,000Secretary
Justine Maxwell
Directors
Active
Mr Todd Johnson (61 yrs)
Active
Ms Nicole Joyce Shanteale Brittain (55 yrs)
Active
Justine Maxwell (47 yrs)
| Proposed Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Ending | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-23 | 31-Dec-24 | 30-Dec-25 |
| Weeks | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 43550 | 57548 | 64330 | 100515 | 111823 |
| Directors Fees | 486 | 579 | 527 | 830 | 830 |
| Gross Profits | 11717 | 14780 | 16383 | 20826 | 23169 |
| Value Added | 29330 | 33351 | 44738 | 57862 | 64913 |
| Trading Profit | 54 | 2746 | 4457 | 1708 | 8128 |
| Depreciation | 234 | 227 | 293 | 474 | |
| Non-Trading Income | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| Total Interest Charges | 10 | 13 | 20 | 601 | 541 |
| Pre-tax Profit | -190 | 2507 | 4151 | 641 | 7160 |
| Retained Profit (Shareholders Funds) | -971 | 1916 | 1945 | -537 | 385 |
| Fixed Assets | 348 | 364 | 665 | 896 | 851 |
| Intangibles | 21813 | 17520 | 13227 | 21454 | 20381 |
| Intermediate Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stocks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3219 | 2984 |
| Debtors | 10539 | 9334 | 14417 | 36301 | 34327 |
| Cash or Equivalent | 16043 | 21429 | 23743 | 32573 | 13052 |
| Total Current Assets | 26582 | 30763 | 38160 | 72093 | 50363 |
| Creditors | 827 | 1255 | 751 | 8683 | 11109 |
| Short Term Borrowing | 1473 | 0 | 0 | 8416 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 9525 | 8703 | 10846 | 20374 | 20374 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 11825 | 9958 | 11597 | 37473 | 31483 |
| Net Current Assets | 14757 | 20805 | 26563 | 34620 | 18880 |
| Shareholders Funds | 36006 | 37922 | 39867 | 39330 | 39715 |
| Total Loan Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17243 | 0 |
| Other Capital Employed | 912 | 767 | 588 | 397 | 397 |
| Total Capital Employed | 36918 | 38689 | 40455 | 56970 | 40112 |
| Pretax Profit Margin % | -0.44 | 4.36 | 6.45 | 0.64 | 6.4 |
| Sales Growth % | 13 | 32 | 12 | 56 | 11 |
| Pretax Profit Growth % | 93 | 1419 | 66 | -85 | 1017.00 |
| Debtor Ratio Days | 88 | 59 | 82 | 131 | 111.739833855644 |
| Creditor Ratio Days | 7 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 36.1608098293787 |
| Stock Turnover | NA | NA | NA | 31 | 37.47064305685 |
| Sales £000 / Employee | 58 | 75 | 65 | 49 | 53.987548828125 |
| Value Added £000/Empl. | 39 | 44 | 45 | 28 | 31.3437952679865 |
| Av. Remun. £000 / Empl. | 39 | 40 | 41 | 27 | 27.4189453125 |
| Total Empl. Remu. £000 | 29276 | 30605 | 40281 | 56154 | 56784.6357421875 |
| Employees | 748 | 766 | 986 | 2048 | 2071 |
| Pretax Profit/Total Assets % | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
Company Summary
- The Plimsoll Chart is falling though its height is ok.
- Total Sales have increased by 56.2% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 7.4%.
- The company lies an excellent 4th in terms of Total Sales in this industry.
- The company is ranked among the fastest growing in terms of sales growth in the latest year.
- The company would have made a significantly higher profit but for interest payments of £601,000.
- The formal debt of the company is high, representing 26% of Total Sales.
- The Trading Stability chart shows a well below average sales return on total assets in the latest year
- The Profitability chart shows a well below average pretax profit return on total assets in the latest year
- The company is among the Top 8 companies listed as a Best Trading Partner (see section 1c).
- The company is among the Top 50 companies listed as a Fastest Growing Company (see section 2.1c).
Company Summary
The company currently has £101m sales and made £641,000, by following the proposal plan, sales would rise to £112m and profits would rise to £7.2m.
Key Attractiveness Features
- PRIVATELY OWNED
- ADD £101m TO SALES
- ATTRACTIVE RATING
- ATTRACTIVE PRICE
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 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-23 | 31-Dec-24 | 30-Dec-25 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 43550 | 57548 | 64330 | 100515 | 111823 |
| Pre-tax Profit (£000) | -190 | 2507 | 4151 | 641 | 7160 |
| Total Value (£000) | 34230 | 42708 | 51764 | 72190 | 101198 |
| Asset Value (£000) | 32700 | 27218 | 28309 | 61870 | 58543 |
| Goodwill (£000) | 1530 | 15490 | 23455 | 10320 | 42655 |
| Liabilities (£000) | 3306 | 10704 | 11558 | -22540 | -18828 |
| Equity Value (£000) | 37536 | 53412 | 63322 | 49650 | 82370 |
Total Value Formula: (Pretax Profit + Interest Payments - Non Trading Income + Directors Fees) * 5 plus (Fixed Assets + Intangibles + Intermediate Assets + Stocks + Debtors)
Shareholders / Ownership
ACOSTA UK HOLDINGS, LLC
Immediate Shareholder: See Shareholders
Subsidiaries
DEE SET CONFECTIONERY LTD
REACH HOLDINGS LTD
TACTICAL SOLUTIONS FS LTD
WHITE HINGE LTD
Acquisition / Valuation Comments
The number of shareholders is low (1).
1 director is over 60 years of age.
The value of the company has risen in each of the last 2 years.
The total value of the company is currently £72.2m including debts.
The equity value, after deducting debts is £49.7m.
This company is rated HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE in terms of attractiveness.
The proposed year is based on achieving a 10% return on total assets.
The company's value would increase by 40% if the proposed business plan was followed.
The proposed plan would improve the overall financial strength of the company by 44%.
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