Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
30/09/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2025Due 30/09/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
AUTOMATIC CHOICE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Herston Cross House, 230 High Street, Swanage, Dorset BH19 2PQ
- Classification (SIC)
- Wholesale of machine tools (46.62 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 06/07/2026View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31
- 20/04/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-04-17 with updates
- 08/12/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Pieter Henrik Van Essen on 2025-12-01
- 02/12/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Robert John Withey as a secretary on 2025-11-25
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
01/05/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 17/04/2026Due 01/05/2027
- Next statement date
- 17/04/2027
- Last statement dated
- 17/04/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures AUTOMATIC CHOICE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£537.97K2025
18.56%vs 20242024: £453.75K
Total Assets
£548.06K2025
18.16%vs 20242024: £463.81K
Cash in Bank
£58.85K2025
17.09%vs 20242024: £50.27K
Total Liabilities
£10.10K2025
0.33%vs 20242024: £10.06K
Employees
32025
0vs 20242024: 3
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Total assets moved furthest, up 18.16% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for AUTOMATIC CHOICE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through AUTOMATIC CHOICE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +9.7% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | – |
Reported employee count was unchanged at 3 between 2021 and 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
9Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 10/03/2004–09/07/2015 | 0 | |
| Director | 10/03/2004–09/07/2015 | 0 | |
| Director | 09/07/2015–Present | 1 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 11/12/2003–11/12/2003 | 97866 | |
| Secretary | 25/11/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 11/12/2003–25/11/2025 | 0 | |
| Director | 11/12/2003–31/10/2006 | 2 | |
| Director | 11/12/2003–25/11/2025 | 3 | |
| Director | 05/05/2009–Present | 3 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 71
- Since 11/12/2003
- Last 12 months
- 6
- +4 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 06/07/2026
- 2 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 06/07/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 20/04/2026
- Officer changes (4)Latest 08/12/2025
Filing timeline
- 06/07/2026View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31
- 20/04/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-04-17 with updates
- 08/12/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Pieter Henrik Van Essen on 2025-12-01
- 02/12/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Robert John Withey as a secretary on 2025-11-25
- 02/12/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Pieter Henrik Van Essen as a secretary on 2025-11-25
- 02/12/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Robert John Withey as a director on 2025-11-25
- 03/06/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 22/04/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-04-17 with updates
- 08/07/2024View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-12-31
- 23/04/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-04-17 with updates
- 20/09/2023View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-12-31
- 17/04/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from Herston Cross House, 230 High Street, Swanage Dorset BH19 2PQ to Herston Cross House 230 High Street Swanage Dorset BH19 2PQ on 2023-04-17
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About AUTOMATIC CHOICE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
AUTOMATIC CHOICE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Herston Cross House, 230 High Street, Swanage, Dorset BH19 2PQ. Companies House classifies its business as Wholesale of machine tools. It has been on the register for 22 years 9 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £537.97K and 3 employees.
AUTOMATIC CHOICE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records AUTOMATIC CHOICE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED under one registered business activity: Wholesale of machine tools (46.62 - SIC 2007).
AUTOMATIC CHOICE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 11/12/2003.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £537.97K, total assets of £548.06K, cash in bank of £58.85K and total liabilities of £10.10K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 06/07/2026: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31, 2 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 01/05/2027.
Companies House lists 9 officers (3 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control.