ACUMEN7 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04778740 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-28

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.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£18.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

21 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

71 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £18,215

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£18k

↑ 123% YoY

Current Assets

£43k

↑ 84% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£39.4k	£22.8k
Current assets	£42.9k	£23.3k
Net assets	£18.2k	£8.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-02-26
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accounts · AA
2026-02-18
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officers · AP01
2026-02-16
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officers · TM01
2026-02-16
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officers · TM01
2026-01-20
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OSBORNE, Robert Charles appointed
director
2026-01-20
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JOSS, Douglas Andrew resigned
director
2026-01-20
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PRATT, Simon Henry Litchfield resigned
director
2025-02-27
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accounts · AA
2024-02-24
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accounts · AA
2023-02-21
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accounts · AA
2022-02-21
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accounts · AA
2021-03-05
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accounts · AA
2020-02-20
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accounts · AA
2020-02-20
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address · AD01
2019-02-26
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accounts · AA
2018-11-26
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officers · TM01
2018-11-20
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MURRAY, Simon Anthony resigned
director
2018-02-28
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accounts · AA
2017-06-12
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officers · TM01
2017-06-12
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officers · TM02
2017-06-01
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ARUP, John Clive resigned
secretary
2017-06-01
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ARUP, John Clive resigned
director
2013-05-30
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DIXON, Peter Ballantyne appointed
director
2013-05-30
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PILKINGTON, John appointed
director
2012-12-31
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PLANT, Graham William resigned
director
2007-01-01
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ARUP, John Clive appointed
director
2005-10-01
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ARUP, John Clive appointed
secretary
2005-09-29
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HOLDEN, Kenneth resigned
secretary
2004-04-20
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BALDWIN, Richard Keith, Dr resigned
director
2004-03-10
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-03-10
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2004-01-26
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OGDEN, Richard Clive appointed
director
2004-01-26
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HOLDEN, Kenneth appointed
secretary
2004-01-26
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BALDWIN, Richard Keith, Dr appointed
director
2004-01-26
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JOSS, Douglas Andrew appointed
director
2004-01-26
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PLANT, Graham William appointed
director
2004-01-26
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PRATT, Simon Henry Litchfield appointed
director
2004-01-25
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MURRAY, Simon Anthony appointed
director
2003-05-28
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Company incorporated
As ACUMEN7 LIMITED
2003-05-28
➕
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-05-28
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: JOSS, Douglas Andrew resigned 2026-01-20; PRATT, Simon Henry Litchfield resigned 2026-01-20

🔒Co-director network graph

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-05-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

57 Thame Road

Warborough

Wallingford

OX10 7EA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-11

Last: 2025-05-28

Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)

DIXON, Peter Ballantyne→

director · ~76y · appointed 2013-05-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

OGDEN, Richard Clive→

director · ~80y · appointed 2004-01-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

OSBORNE, Robert Charles→

director · ~65y · appointed 2026-01-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PILKINGTON, John→

director · ~77y · appointed 2013-05-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ARUP, John Clive→

secretary · appointed 2005-10-01 · resigned 2017-06-01

Resigned

HOLDEN, Kenneth→

secretary · appointed 2004-01-26 · resigned 2005-09-29

Resigned

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-28 · resigned 2004-03-10

Resigned

ARUP, John Clive→

director · ~74y · appointed 2007-01-01 · resigned 2017-06-01

Resigned

BALDWIN, Richard Keith, Dr→

director · ~82y · appointed 2004-01-26 · resigned 2004-04-20

Resigned

JOSS, Douglas Andrew→

director · ~72y · appointed 2004-01-26 · resigned 2026-01-20

Resigned

MURRAY, Simon Anthony→

director · ~75y · appointed 2004-01-25 · resigned 2018-11-20

Resigned

PLANT, Graham William→

director · ~80y · appointed 2004-01-26 · resigned 2012-12-31

Resigned

PRATT, Simon Henry Litchfield→

director · ~89y · appointed 2004-01-26 · resigned 2026-01-20

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-28 · resigned 2004-03-10

Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-02-26

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

officers · AP01

2026-02-18

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

officers · TM01

2026-02-16

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

officers · TM01

2026-02-16