ACUITY TRANSLATIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09314684 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-17
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Combined office administrative service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-01-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-01-16
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  6. 2024-12-17
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2024-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-01-30
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    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  9. 2023-08-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-10-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-11-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ACUITY TRANSLATIONS LIMITED
  18. 2014-11-17
    ➕
    TEMPLE, John Richard appointed
    director
  19. 2014-11-17
    ➕
    TEMPLE, Ruth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

79/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Richard Temple
Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Ruth Temple
Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-11-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82110 — Combined office administrative service activities

Registered office

3rd Floor, Engine Rooms
Station Road
Chepstow
Wales
NP16 5PB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

TEMPLE, John Richard→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-11-17
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Active
TEMPLE, Ruth→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-11-17
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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-20
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-01-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17