ACUITY RESEARCH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07428345 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-03
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees300400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-09
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-11-30
    ➖
    O'HARE, Steve resigned
    director
  6. 2023-10-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2023-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2021-12-22
    ➕
    CARPENTER, Nicole Susan appointed
    director
  12. 2021-12-22
    ➕
    LANE, Andrew Nicholas Hay appointed
    director
  13. 2021-12-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-12-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-12-07
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  16. 2021-12-07
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  17. 2021-06-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2021-06-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  19. 2021-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-04-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2021-04-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2021-02-26
    ➖
    COLEMAN, Ian Gordon resigned
    director
  23. 2018-07-02
    ➕
    NEIGHBOUR, Joseph Paul appointed
    director
  24. 2013-10-21
    ➖
    ABBAS, Simon Robert resigned
    director
  25. 2013-10-21
    ➖
    CULVER-EVANS, Philip resigned
    director
  26. 2013-10-21
    ➖
    SHEPHERD, Peter John resigned
    director
  27. 2012-11-05
    ➕
    COLEMAN, Ian Gordon appointed
    director
  28. 2012-11-05
    ➕
    O'HARE, Steve appointed
    director
  29. 2012-11-05
    ➕
    SHEPHERD, Peter John appointed
    director
  30. 2010-11-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACUITY RESEARCH LIMITED
  31. 2010-11-03
    ➕
    ABBAS, Simon Robert appointed
    director
  32. 2010-11-03
    ➕
    CULVER-EVANS, Philip appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-09-09: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Acuity Analytics Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Acuity Analytics Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ACUITY RESEARCH LIMITED
This company · 07428345

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
Acuity Analytics Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/05/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Steve O'Hareceased 21/05/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Ian Gordon Colemanceased 26/02/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-11-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

3rd Floor 86-90 Paul Street
London
EC2A 4NE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

CARPENTER, Nicole Susan→
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LANE, Andrew Nicholas Hay→
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NEIGHBOUR, Joseph Paul→
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABBAS, Simon Robert→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-11-03 · resigned 2013-10-21
Resigned
COLEMAN, Ian Gordon→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-11-05 · resigned 2021-02-26
Resigned
CULVER-EVANS, Philip→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-11-03 · resigned 2013-10-21
Resigned
O'HARE, Steve→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-11-05 · resigned 2023-11-30
Resigned
SHEPHERD, Peter John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-11-05 · resigned 2013-10-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-22