ACUMEN TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05420188 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-09

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 35130

Sector: Electricity, gas & energy

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

61100Wired telecommunications activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 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

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

52 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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
Average employees	0	200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-10-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-04-04
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capital · SH08
2018-04-04
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capital · SH01
2018-03-28
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2017-12-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-04-15
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annual-return · AR01
2015-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-04-23
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annual-return · AR01
2005-04-12
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ROBERTS, Joanna Louise appointed
secretary
2005-04-12
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ROBERTS, Ian Terence appointed
director
2005-04-12
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ROBERTS, Joanna Louise appointed
director
2005-04-11
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-04-11
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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2005-04-09
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Company incorporated
As ACUMEN TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
2005-04-09
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
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2005-04-09
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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Owner dependency

84/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-22

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ian Terence Roberts Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 01/1965 · age 61	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	09/04/2016

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

Incorporated2005-04-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC35130 — SIC 35130

Registered office

78 Mill Lane

Buckley

Flintshire

CH7 3HE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-22OVERDUE

Last: 2025-04-08

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ROBERTS, Joanna Louise→

secretary · appointed 2005-04-12

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ROBERTS, Ian Terence→

director · ~61y · appointed 2005-04-12

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ROBERTS, Joanna Louise→

director · ~59y · appointed 2005-04-12

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Active

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-04-09 · resigned 2005-04-11

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-04-09 · resigned 2005-04-11

Resigned

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