ACUMEN LAW LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06495150 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-06

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 14.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£416.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Solicitors

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.1y

70/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 14.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

12 officers (6 active, 12 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

90 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £416,631

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£179k

Net Worth

£417k

Current Assets

£781k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31
Total assets	£416.6k
Current assets	£781.0k
Cash	£179.3k
Debtors	£589.2k
Net assets	£416.6k

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

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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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 2 officers
• 2 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2026-05-11
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2026-04-28
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-10
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-10
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-02
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-01
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ROSE, Benjamin Edward appointed
director
2026-04-01
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SHEATH, James William appointed
director
2025-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-27
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Charge satisfied #2
2025-04-29
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-22
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-06-07
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-06-07
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capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-06-07
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-06-07
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-06-04
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
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SHEPHERD, Simon appointed
director
2023-06-23
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CREED, Tom resigned
director
2023-06-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-07-23
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ITTOO, Alvin Leroy appointed
director
2020-07-23
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RICHARDS, Daniel appointed
director
2020-07-23
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BOAKES, Chris resigned
director
2020-07-23
➖
HIESLEY, Andrew resigned
director
2020-07-13
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2019-02-06
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CREED, Tom appointed
director
2018-08-08
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HIESLEY, Andrew appointed
director
2018-06-26
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Charge satisfied #1
2016-11-28
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CREED, Tom resigned
director
2013-05-16
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CREED, Tom appointed
director
2012-12-07
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ASHA, Oliver resigned
director
2012-05-15
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2010-06-08
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ASHA, Oliver appointed
director
2009-07-27
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SHEPHERD, Simon resigned
secretary
2009-04-01
➕
BOAKES, Chris appointed
director
2008-02-06
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Company incorporated
As ACUMEN LAW LIMITED
2008-02-06
➕
SHEPHERD, Penina appointed
director
2008-02-06
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SHEPHERD, Simon appointed
secretary

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Penina Shepherd Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2008-02-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

Regent House

Hove Street

Hove

East Sussex

BN3 2DW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-07

Last: 2026-04-23