ACUMEN VENTURES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
10217696 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-07
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£241.9k
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 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 (78/100)

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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £241,936
Cash YoY
+43%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£21k
↑ 43% YoY
Net Worth
£242k
↑ 2.5% YoY
Current Assets
£46k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£48k£97k£145k£194k£242kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£241.9k£236.0k
Current assets£46.5k£40.0k
Cash£21.5k£15.0k
Debtors£25.0k£25.0k
Net assets£241.9k£236.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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  2. 2025-05-14
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  3. 2025-02-05
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    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-02-04
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    address · AD01
  5. 2025-02-04
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  6. 2025-02-04
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    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-02-04
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    address · AD01
  8. 2025-02-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-02-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-04-02
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-06-10
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  12. 2022-07-27
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  13. 2021-07-13
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  14. 2020-06-19
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  15. 2019-05-19
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  16. 2018-02-26
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  17. 2018-01-21
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  18. 2016-06-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ACUMEN VENTURES LIMITED
  19. 2016-06-07
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    COE, Sara Maxwell appointed
    director
  20. 2016-06-07
    ➕
    COE, Steven Edward appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Edward Coe
Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/06/2016
Mrs Sara Maxwell Coe
Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/06/2016

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
Incorporated2016-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Aroha East Bracklesham Drive
Bracklesham Bay
Chichester
West Sussex
PO20 8JW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

COE, Sara Maxwell→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-06-07
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COE, Steven Edward→
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-06-07
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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27