ACUMED LTD

📉Decliningactive

03459373 · ltd · incorporated 1997-11-03

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

drifting distress · 6-months

Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.

· Lifecycle stage drifting downward
· Currently "declining"

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 28.6y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 28.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

29 officers (4 active, 29 linked, 25 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

163 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £2,836,565

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Profit before tax	£2.84M	£4.77M
Average employees	43	4200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (75 events)Click to expand

2026-05-05
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2025-06-05
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2024-07-05
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accounts · AA
2023-10-04
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officers · TM01
2023-09-29
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STILES, Dalles Michael resigned
director
2023-09-28
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accounts · AA
2023-02-21
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2023-02-21
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officers · AP01
2023-02-20
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MEERDERVOORT, Hjalmar Van appointed
director
2023-02-20
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STILES, Dalles Michael appointed
director
2023-01-05
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accounts · AA
2022-11-05
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officers · AP01
2022-11-04
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BROWN, David Lee appointed
director
2022-10-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-30
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officers · TM01
2022-10-30
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2022-09-13
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WOLFINGTON, Sharon resigned
director
2022-04-19
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officers · TM01
2022-04-08
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SIDDIQUI, Nighat Tasleem resigned
director
2021-12-15
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CAMERON, Scott Matthew appointed
director
2021-12-15
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officers · AP01
2021-10-20
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2021-03-02
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2021-03-02
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2021-02-05
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2021-01-29
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HYNDMAN, Niall Alexander resigned
director
2018-06-04
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SIDDIQUI, Nighat Tasleem appointed
director
2017-12-31
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DESAI, Justin Aroon resigned
director
2017-11-01
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HARMON, Robert James resigned
director
2017-08-18
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JOHNSON, Cynthia Sue resigned
director
2017-04-18
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WOLFINGTON, Sharon appointed
director
2017-04-13
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JOHNSON, Robert Dale resigned
director
2016-05-18
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HARMON, Robert James appointed
director
2016-05-18
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JOHNSON, Cynthia Sue appointed
director
2015-10-14
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JENNEWINE, Richard Curtis resigned
director
2015-10-06
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SMITH, Christopher Joseph resigned
director
2015-09-03
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REIS, Mark Charles resigned
director
2015-01-09
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CRADDUCK, Meryl Joy resigned
director
2015-01-09
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CRADDUCK, Robert George resigned
director
2015-01-08
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REIS, Mark Charles appointed
director
2015-01-02
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RYDER, Nicholas Paul appointed
director
2015-01-02
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DESAI, Justin Aroon appointed
director
2015-01-02
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HYNDMAN, Niall Alexander appointed
director
2015-01-02
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JENNEWINE, Richard Curtis appointed
director
2013-10-08
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JOHNSON, Robert Dale appointed
director
2013-10-08
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SMITH, Christopher Joseph appointed
director
2013-09-19
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KOZLOWSKI, Alan resigned
director
2013-07-23
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JENSEN, David Glenn resigned
director
2013-07-15
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REED, Randall Allen resigned
secretary
2013-07-15
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REED, Randall Allen resigned
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 75 events

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Scott Matthew Cameron Individual · American · DOB 03/1976 · age 50	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest	30/10/2022

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Sharon Wolfingtonceased 13/09/2022· board control · trust interest · firm interest
Mr Nicholas Paul Ryderceased 02/03/2021· significant influence
Niall Alexander Hyndmanceased 29/01/2021· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
Mr Nicholas Paul Ryderceased 22/03/2019· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1997-11-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Huebner House, The Fairground

Weyhill

Andover

Hampshire

SP11 0QN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-02

Last: 2026-06-18

Officers (4 active · 25 resigned)

BROWN, David Lee→

director · ~49y · appointed 2022-11-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CAMERON, Scott Matthew→

director · ~50y · appointed 2021-12-15

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Active

MEERDERVOORT, Hjalmar Van→

director · ~56y · appointed 2023-02-20

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Active

RYDER, Nicholas Paul→

director · ~59y · appointed 2015-01-02

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Active

CRADDUCK, Meryl Joy→

secretary · appointed 1997-11-03 · resigned 2005-05-17

Resigned

PETERSON, Jeffrey Ronald→

secretary · appointed 2005-05-17 · resigned 2010-03-05

Resigned

REED, Randall Allen→

secretary · appointed 2011-10-18 · resigned 2013-07-15

Resigned

REED, Randall Allen→

secretary · appointed 2011-01-19 · resigned 2013-07-15

Resigned

CARMICHAEL, Stuart Hunter→

director · ~72y · appointed 2000-01-28 · resigned 2001-06-02

Resigned

CRADDUCK, Meryl Joy→

director · ~73y · appointed 1997-11-03 · resigned 2015-01-09

Resigned

CRADDUCK, Robert George→

director · ~73y · appointed 1997-11-03 · resigned 2015-01-09

Resigned

DESAI, Justin Aroon→

director · ~58y · appointed 2015-01-02 · resigned 2017-12-31

Resigned

HARMON, Robert James→

director · ~65y · appointed 2016-05-18 · resigned 2017-11-01

Resigned

HYNDMAN, Niall Alexander→

director · ~50y · appointed 2015-01-02 · resigned 2021-01-29

Resigned

JENNEWINE, Richard Curtis→

director · ~59y · appointed 2015-01-02 · resigned 2015-10-14

Resigned

JENSEN, David Glenn→

director · ~69y · appointed 2008-09-22 · resigned 2013-07-23

Resigned

JOHNSON, Cynthia Sue→

director · ~70y · appointed 2016-05-18 · resigned 2017-08-18

Resigned

JOHNSON, Robert Dale→

director · ~67y · appointed 2013-10-08 · resigned 2017-04-13

Resigned

KOZLOWSKI, Alan→

director · ~63y · appointed 2008-04-14 · resigned 2013-09-19

Resigned

KOZLOWSKI, Alan→

director · ~63y · appointed 2005-05-17 · resigned 2007-04-03

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	01/12/1997	20/05/2005

Recent filings (163 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-06-19

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2026-05-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-06-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-07-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-24

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-10-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-15

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-02-21

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-02-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2023-01-05

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-11-05

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2022-10-30