ACUMEN MULTIMEDIA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03785905 · ltd · incorporated 1999-06-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£9.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other software publishing
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,870

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£10k
↑ 242% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£7k-£4k-£228£3k£7k£10kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£9.9k£0
Net assets£9.9k£-7.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-31
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    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-05-27
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    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-27
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-05
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    address · AD01
  8. 2021-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-29
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2018-03-29
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-03-28
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-28
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  15. 2016-03-30
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    accounts · AA
  16. 1999-06-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ACUMEN MULTIMEDIA LIMITED
  17. 1999-06-10
    ➕
    CONNOLLY, Sheila appointed
    secretary
  18. 1999-06-10
    ➕
    FLEMING, Jonathan appointed
    director
  19. 1999-06-10
    ➕
    CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 1999-06-10
    ➖
    CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1999-06-10
    ➕
    CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 1999-06-10
    ➖
    CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Director Jonathan Fleming
Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58290 — Other software publishing

Registered office

Unit 2 6 Stone Street
Brighton
BN1 2HB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CONNOLLY, Sheila→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-10
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Active
FLEMING, Jonathan→
director · ~63y · appointed 1999-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CFL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-06-10 · resigned 1999-06-10
Resigned
CFL DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-06-10 · resigned 1999-06-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-07