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Acumension Limited

Other business support service activities n.e.c.

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Sir Nigel Graham Knowles 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Darren Paul Drabble 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Jason Alexander Ford 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. Christian Briggs 2010-2022 Director View profile
  5. Mark Andrew Ludlam 1999-2022 Director View profile
  6. John Francis Brown 1998-2022 Director View profile
  7. Mark Ludlam 1998-2022 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
08/07/1998
Registered office
Manchester
Previous names
Legal Costs Associates Limited (until 20/04/2010)

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Acumension Limited is controlled by Acuhold Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Acuhold Limited is controlled by DWF Connected Services Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-09-02 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. DWF Connected Services Investments Limited is controlled by DWF Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-05-14 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. DWF Group Limited is controlled by Aquila Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-10-03 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Aquila Bidco Limited is controlled by Aquila Midco 2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Aquila Midco 2 Limited is controlled by Aquila Midco 1 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. Aquila Midco 1 Limited is controlled by Aquila Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Aquila Topco Limited.

20 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

2 grants · £4,988,779 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Work and Pensions · £4,988,779 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £1,331,6092022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £3,657,1702021-04-01
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

2 directors on the board

2.4y median 2.4y
average tenure
3.9y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Business services 13Finance 9Professional services 8Dormant 1Tech and media 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
03594984
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/01/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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