ACUTE ART LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10384640 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-20
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees800900

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  2. 2026-03-31
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-03-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-03-31
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-03-31
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-09-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-03-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-10-10
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  9. 2024-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-09-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-08-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-08
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2021-06-08
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2021-05-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2021-05-19
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  17. 2021-04-28
    📍
    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  18. 2020-07-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-01-31
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2018-07-01
    ➖
    VALENTIC, Dado Drazen resigned
    director
  21. 2018-02-23
    ➕
    FANT, Johan Gunnar Michael appointed
    director
  22. 2017-10-05
    ➕
    DE GEER, Gerard Gosta Louis appointed
    director
  23. 2017-10-05
    ➕
    DE GEER, Sten Jacob Louis appointed
    director
  24. 2017-10-05
    ➖
    BINGHAM, Jennifer Joan resigned
    director
  25. 2017-10-05
    ➕
    VALENTIC, Dado Drazen appointed
    director
  26. 2016-09-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACUTE ART LIMITED
  27. 2016-09-20
    ➕
    BINGHAM, Jennifer Joan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gerard Gosta Louis De Geer
Individual · Swedish · DOB 11/1947 · age 79
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting26/05/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Jennifer Joan Binghamceased 26/05/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Gerard Costa Louis De Geerceased 24/03/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2016-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Ground Floor, Techno Centre
Station Road
Horsforth
Leeds
LS18 5BJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

DE GEER, Gerard Gosta Louis→
director · ~79y · appointed 2017-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DE GEER, Sten Jacob Louis→
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FANT, Johan Gunnar Michael→
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BINGHAM, Jennifer Joan→
director · ~74y · appointed 2016-09-20 · resigned 2017-10-05
Resigned
VALENTIC, Dado Drazen→
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-10-05 · resigned 2018-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-20
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-14