ACUITY & ACUMEN SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10530067 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-16
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
58/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 58/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
58/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-12-09
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-07-12
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-07-01
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-02-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-11-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-11-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-11-20
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2023-05-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-02-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2020-01-14
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  17. 2019-12-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2019-12-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2019-09-02
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  20. 2019-02-20
    WHILD, Charles Kendrick appointed
    director
  21. 2019-02-20
    WHILD, David John resigned
    director
  22. 2016-12-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACUITY & ACUMEN SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  23. 2016-12-16
    WHILD, Charles appointed
    secretary
  24. 2016-12-16
    WHILD, David John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-27

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Charles Kendrick Whild
Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65
5075%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting01/07/2019

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
Incorporated2016-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Rpgcc
40 Gracechurch Street
London
EC3V 0BT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-12-27OVERDUE
Last: 2024-12-13

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

WHILD, Charles
secretary · appointed 2016-12-16
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Active
WHILD, Charles Kendrick
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-02-20
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Active
WHILD, David John
director · ~84y · appointed 2016-12-16 · resigned 2019-02-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-20
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13