ACUMEN LOGISTICS GROUP LIMITED

📈Growthactive

04777033 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-27

Investment thesis

Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.

Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.

Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 12.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.4y

80/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 12.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
· Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (6 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

83 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

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 £2,736,178

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Profit before tax	£2.74M	£430.1k
Average employees	4	400

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2025-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-07
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WALKER, Nicholas Guy Eades appointed
director
2024-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-25
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-21
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2023-11-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-04
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ASHRAF, Naiem appointed
director
2022-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-03-19
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-03-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-19
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-19
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-03-19
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-03-19
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-19
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-03-19
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-03-04
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DOUGHTY, Joanna Marie appointed
secretary
2021-03-04
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HODGES, Kathleen Mary resigned
secretary
2021-03-04
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THE OXFORD SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2021-02-26
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HODGES, John resigned
director
2019-08-22
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DOUGHTY, Joanna Marie appointed
director
2017-10-01
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BROWN, Steven appointed
director
2017-03-24
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DOUGHTY, Christopher Charles Clifford appointed
director
2014-01-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2012-02-21
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HODGES, Kathleen Mary appointed
secretary
2004-05-20
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HODGES, John appointed
director
2004-05-20
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OXFORD FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2003-05-27
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Company incorporated
As ACUMEN LOGISTICS GROUP LIMITED
2003-05-27
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THE OXFORD SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2003-05-27
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OXFORD FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean

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

Group structure

Acumen Logistics Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Acumen Logistics Group Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ACUMEN LOGISTICS GROUP LIMITED

This company · 04777033

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Acumen Logistics Group Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	26/02/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr John Hodgesceased 26/02/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-05-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Acumen House Park Circle

Tithe Barn Way

Swan Valley

Northampton

NN4 9BH

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-02

Last: 2026-03-19