ACUITY DPO LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11176756 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-30
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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: high (84/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2021-11-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-03
    GEEN, Jonathan resigned
    director
  8. 2021-01-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-01-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACUITY DPO LIMITED
  11. 2018-01-30
    BERRY, Stephen Richard appointed
    director
  12. 2018-01-30
    SELLEK, Rachelle Louise appointed
    director
  13. 2018-01-30
    GEEN, Jonathan appointed
    director
  14. 2018-01-30
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
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 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Acuity Legal Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Acuity Legal Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ACUITY DPO LIMITED
This company · 11176756

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Acuity Legal Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/01/2018

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
Incorporated2018-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

3 Assembly Square Britannia Quay
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
CF10 4PL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BERRY, Stephen Richard
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SELLEK, Rachelle Louise
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GEEN, Jonathan
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-01-30 · resigned 2021-08-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-17