A 2 C Holdings Limited
Registered name: A 2 C HOLDINGS LIMITED
Part of Atoc Hol Limited groupA 2 C Holdings Limited made £27m revenue and a £89.7k loss in the year to 30 Sep 2023. read from filing text
A 2 C Holdings Limited’s revenue grew 30% to £27m in the year to 30 Sep 2023, with a loss of £89.7k and 354 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Portsmouth; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Portsmouth, South East
- Age
- 19 yrs · since 2007
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £20.8m | £27m |
| Cost of sales | £18.3m | £21.8m |
| Gross profit | £2.5m | £5.2m |
| Operating profit | −£2.3m | −£7.4k |
| Profit before tax | −£2.3m | −£89.7k |
| Profit after tax | −£2.3m | −£89.7k |
| Profit (best available) | −£2.3m | −£89.7k |
| Employees (average) | 294 | 354 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −11.2% | −0.3% |
| Gross margin | 12.2% | 19.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £70.9k | £76.3k |
| Profit per employee | −£8k | −£254 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲29.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲20.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | £791k | £791k |
| Fixed assets | £703k | £703k |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £0 | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 19.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £76.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£254
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- 0%
- Now £791k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲20%
- Now 354
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £0
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £703k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Atoc Hol Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- A 2 C Holdings Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- A 2 C Services LimitedRev. £21.9m · Profit −£2.2m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2023 (profit −£89.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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