Registration number:
Acorn Analytical Services (UK) Ltd
for the year ended 31 March 2026
Acorn Analytical Services (UK) Ltd
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Company Information |
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Abridged Balance Sheet |
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Notes to the Unaudited Abridged Financial Statements |
Acorn Analytical Services (UK) Ltd
Company Information
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Directors |
Mr Paul PE Knights Mr A M Jackson Mr S P McGlone Mr NJL Munro Mr S J Savage Mr IP Stone |
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Company secretary |
Mr NJL Munro |
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Registered office |
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Accountants |
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Acorn Analytical Services (UK) Ltd
(Registration number: 08340465)
Abridged Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2026
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year |
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For the financial year ending 31 March 2026 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors' responsibilities:
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The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. |
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 and the option to not file the profit and loss account has been taken.
All of the company’s members have consented to the preparation of an Abridged Profit and Loss Account and an Abridged Balance Sheet in accordance with Section 444(2A) of the Companies Act 2006.
Approved and authorised by the
Acorn Analytical Services (UK) Ltd
(Registration number: 08340465)
Abridged Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2026
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Acorn Analytical Services (UK) Ltd
Notes to the Unaudited Abridged Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2026
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General information |
The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England.
The address of its registered office is:
These financial statements were authorised for issue by the
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Accounting policies |
Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.
Statement of compliance
These abridged financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).
Basis of preparation
These abridged financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.
Acorn Analytical Services (UK) Ltd
Notes to the Unaudited Abridged Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2026
Going concern
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Judgements
In applying the Company's accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions in determining the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities. The directors' best judgements, estimates and assumptions are based on the best and most reliable evidence available at the time when the decisions are made, and are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be appropriate. |
Due to the inherent subjectivity involved in making such judgements, estimates and assumptions, the actual results and outcomes may differ. |
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised, if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods, if the revision affects both current and future periods. |
Revenue recognition
Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.
The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of turnover can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.
Tax
The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.
The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.
Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised when it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.
Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.
Acorn Analytical Services (UK) Ltd
Notes to the Unaudited Abridged Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2026
Tangible assets
Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.
Depreciation
Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:
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Depreciation method and rate for tangible assets |
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Plant and machinery |
25% reducing balance |
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Office equipment |
25% reducing balance |
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Computer equipment |
25% reducing balance |
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.
Trade debtors
Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.
Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.
Trade creditors
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade creditors are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.
Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Acorn Analytical Services (UK) Ltd
Notes to the Unaudited Abridged Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2026
Share capital
Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.
Dividends
Dividend distribution to the company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.
Defined contribution pension obligation
A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.
Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.
Financial instruments
The company has taken the option to disclose financial instruments under .
Acorn Analytical Services (UK) Ltd
Notes to the Unaudited Abridged Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2026
Classification
Debt instruments such as loans and other accounts receivable and payable are initially measured at present value of the future payments and subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method; Debt instruments that are payable or receivable within one year, typically trade payables or receivables, are measured, initially and subsequently, at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received. However if the arrangements of a short-term instrument constitute a financing transaction, such as the payment of a trade debt deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate or in the case of an outright short-term loan not at market rate, the financial asset or liability is measured, initially and subsequently, at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.
Financial assets that are measured at cost and amortised cost are assessed at the end of each reporting period for objective evidence of impairment. If objective evidence of impairment is found, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the statement of financial position when there is an enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
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Staff numbers |
The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was
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Taxation |
Tax charged/(credited) in the profit and loss account
Acorn Analytical Services (UK) Ltd
Notes to the Unaudited Abridged Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2026
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Current taxation |
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UK corporation tax |
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UK corporation tax adjustment to prior periods |
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171,240 |
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Deferred taxation |
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Profit before tax |
Arrived at after charging/(crediting)
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Tangible assets |
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Land and buildings |
Furniture, fittings and equipment |
Other tangible assets |
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Cost or valuation |
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Additions |
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Depreciation |
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Charge for the year |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 March 2025 |
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Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £30,188 (2025 - £Nil) in respect of freehold land and buildings.
Acorn Analytical Services (UK) Ltd
Notes to the Unaudited Abridged Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2026
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Additional provisions |
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Financial instruments |
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