ACUTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £252.0k | £227.9k |
| Current assets | £273.2k | £256.3k |
| Net assets | £252.0k | £227.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-05-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-02-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2011-10-03➕SIVARAMAN, Bahirathy appointeddirector
- 2011-10-03➕SIVARAMAN, Bahirathy appointeddirector
- 2011-10-03➖SIVARAMAN, Bahirathy resigneddirector
- 2011-04-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ACUTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
- 2011-04-04➕SIVARAMAN, Sivanandan Nandagoban appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Sivanandan Nandagoban Sivaraman Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Bahirathy Sivaraman Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Bahirathy Sivaramanceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Professional services · SW postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACTARUS SERVICES LTD→ 07666197 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ACTIVE LISTENING NOW LTD→ 15590916 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACTUALLY CREATIVE LIMITED→ 13987996 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ACTUS CONSULTING SERVICES LTD→ 16993715 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACUERDO RECRUITMENT LIMITED→ 13903406 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ACUMPLISHED LTD→ 14202412 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AD & CO. HOLDINGS LTD→ 13781825 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AD-STUDIO GROUP LIMITED→ 13723722 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ADAB ADVISORY LTD→ 16985867 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADAM HARRISON LIMITED→ 09680228 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ADAM KNIGHT & ASSOCIATES LTD→ 09440591 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ADAPTAVIST HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 10406514 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.