ACUMEN COMMERCIAL INSIGHTS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
05856952 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-26
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 5.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2023
Net worth
£1.41M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.7y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,408,616

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£715k
Net Worth
£1.4m
Current Assets
£3.0m
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2023-12-31
Total assets£1.53M
Current assets£3.03M
Cash£714.8k
Debtors£2.31M
Net assets£1.41M

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
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-01-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-15
    ➖
    HYLTON, Andre resigned
    director
  4. 2025-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-07-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-07-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-07-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2024-07-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-07-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-07-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2024-07-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-07-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2024-07-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2024-07-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2024-07-09
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2024-07-09
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2024-07-02
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2024-07-01
    ➕
    ALLSOP, Jane Ann appointed
    director
  20. 2024-07-01
    ➕
    GIANI, Ilja appointed
    director
  21. 2024-07-01
    ➕
    HOLLOWAY, Timothy Ronald appointed
    director
  22. 2024-07-01
    ➖
    RYAN, Nicholas Malcolm Gerard resigned
    secretary
  23. 2024-07-01
    ➕
    HYLTON, Andre appointed
    director
  24. 2024-07-01
    ➖
    RYAN, Nicholas Malcolm Gerard resigned
    director
  25. 2024-07-01
    ➖
    WILLS, Matthew Peter resigned
    director
  26. 2024-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  27. 2024-04-18
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  28. 2024-02-19
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    second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · RP04AR01
  29. 2024-02-16
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    second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · RP04AR01
  30. 2024-01-31
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    second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · RP04AR01
  31. 2024-01-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  32. 2024-01-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  33. 2020-09-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  34. 2006-06-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ACUMEN COMMERCIAL INSIGHTS LTD.
  35. 2006-06-26
    ➕
    RYAN, Nicholas Malcolm Gerard appointed
    secretary
  36. 2006-06-26
    ➕
    RYAN, Nicholas Malcolm Gerard appointed
    director
  37. 2006-06-26
    ➕
    WILLS, Matthew Peter appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Infor (Farnborough) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Infor (Farnborough) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ACUMEN COMMERCIAL INSIGHTS LTD.
This company · 05856952

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Infor (Farnborough) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/07/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Nicholas Malcolm Gerard Ryanceased 01/07/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Matthew Peter Willsceased 01/07/2024· 25-50% shares

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

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

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-06-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

2nd Floor, The Hub, Blythe Valley Park Central Boulevard
Shirley
Solihull
West Midlands
B90 8BG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

ALLSOP, Jane Ann→
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIANI, Ilja→
director · ~53y · appointed 2024-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLLOWAY, Timothy Ronald→
director · ~59y · appointed 2024-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RYAN, Nicholas Malcolm Gerard→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-26 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned
HYLTON, Andre→
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-07-01 · resigned 2026-01-15
Resigned
RYAN, Nicholas Malcolm Gerard→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-06-26 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned
WILLS, Matthew Peter→
director · ~51y · appointed 2006-06-26 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property15/09/202009/07/2024

Recent filings (78 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-07-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-15