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APPLIED ACUMEN LIMITED

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APPLIED ACUMEN LIMITED (04936732)

APPLIED ACUMEN

Phone: +44 (0)3308 382 575
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ABOUT APPLIED ACUMEN LIMITED

Our leadership is exceptional, credible and importantly, we are present.

– AA incorporate as Limited Company in the UK, and complete a front line manager training project for our first client

– Infamous burger chain achieve their first ever successful Christmas BoGoF campaign with help from AA

– AA deploy our first SaaS product.

You don’t want to pay for things your own people ought to be doing.

What Can We Do For Your Business

Whole Business Approach

Our inclusive approach ensures we are able to pinpoint and act upon all the levers of profit, not just on operations.

Applied Acumen are active commentators on the latest issues effecting businesses

31/10/2017: Iceberg Ahead: What UK Businesses Can Learn From The Salad Industry

asked us for our two cents on the fall of Southern Salads and we’ve examined how the fate that befell this is company not an isolated issue – instead it acts as a warning for others as well.

“Prices are going up and they will continue to go up”…this is a challenge, but also an opportunity to rethink business models.

“Is there an objective framework, applicable to any company in any sector, to guide, both in terms of activity and priority, the actions that will result in a High Performing Organisation (HPO)?”

we look at what we think are the six critical success factors for businesses to thrive.

08/06/2017: How business support services need to change to encourage SME growth

“The small business owner has always been vital to the economy, especially in the United Kingdom, although they are arguably more vital now than ever before.”

Keith Armstrong, co-founder of Applied Acumen, explores the challenges facing a growing business and the common pitfalls that should be avoided. Read the full article over on

“Richard Shipperbottom examines why many established businesses struggle in an area where entrepreneurial start-ups tend to excel.”

The ability to survive and thrive in the modern business arena can be down to market agility and the way in which you adapt to change. We share our thoughts on the need to stay mobile with the readers of

04/05/2017: Lina Maria Juanias: Business Improvement Consultant

“Lina studied chemical engineering and moved to the UK to take a Masters in food production management – before becoming a consultant in the field of continuous improvement.”

interviewed one of our best and brightest consultants, Lina Maria Juanias, to help guide a new generations of change professionals looking to break into the industry.

“The first step for investors when looking at a business is to check that the strategy for the business is right. There is no point in charging over that hill if it turns out to be a cliff edge.”

we examine why it’s important to take a scientific approach to business, rather than going on ‘gut feel’.

03/03/2017: Doing the right thing can lead to bad decisions

“We hope to shed light upon this by examining real world implications of Brexit, and moreover how you might test your own business position.”

31/01/2017: 3 Tips for Making Huge Improvements in Distribution Operations

27/01/2017: Business Thinking Strategies

“It is a common misconception within business that the recording of performance detail should be done in order to facilitate good reporting of performance. Anyone with this belief should consider substituting the word ‘reporting’ with ‘understanding’.”

we examine why we think the concept of KPI’s needs rethinking for a modern business.

“When faced with seismic pressures that may affect the very market position your products and brands hold, how does a manufacturer respond?”

12/12/2016: Overcoming productivity woes

“You can’t blame the UK business community for being negative right now. While trying to deal with increased labour costs from government legislation, they find themselves with a weaker pound sending material costs skywards. Then there’s uncertainty reducing investment opportunities as the country waits to see the real impact of the vote to leave the EU.”

With recent global events putting productivity well and truly back in the spotlight we identify an effective way forward, on

“We are in an era of massive step change. It is clear there is one area where there is no change: our ability to respond to it effectively when it comes to the Autumn Statement.”

We look at how, in terms of productivity, far behind the curve of change the UK remains, for all the fiddling attempts at continuous improvement by successive governments over the years, UK plc sits bottom of the G7 together with the widest gap between the UK and the G7 since records began 25 years ago. Read the full post over at

In an increasingly complex and demanding business environment, we help companies overcome

short term challenges and help them achieve their potential and become sustainably more profitable.

Whether they be large brands or less well known private-capital backed ventures, our clients do not need to be in trouble to acknowledge the logic of getting expert help.

– AA incorporate as Limited Company in the UK, and complete a front line manager training project for our first client.

– Infamous burger chain achieve their first ever successful Christmas BoGoF campaign with help from AA.

“Another excellent piece of work that we shall build on in other areas of the company.”

“The lads were hoping for some changes and without Applied Acumen nothing was getting done about grievances and absence. Now I spend less time in hearings than ever before and we can all get on with the job.”

KEY FINANCES

Year
2017
Assets
£289.39k ▼ £-102.62k (-26.18 %)
Cash
£6.39k ▼ £-183.62k (-96.64 %)
Liabilities
£216.65k ▼ £-98.32k (-31.22 %)
Net Worth
£72.74k ▼ £-4.3k (-5.58 %)

REGISTRATION INFO

Company name
APPLIED ACUMEN LIMITED
Company number
04936732
Status
Active
Categroy
Private Limited Company
Date of Incorporation
20 Oct 2003
Age - 21 years
Home Country
United Kingdom

CONTACTS

Website
www.appliedacumen.co.uk
Phones
+44 (0)3308 382 575
+44 (0)1285 700 800
0044 330 838
03308 382 575
01285 700 800
0407 803 000
00441 285 700
0407 983 000
Registered Address
THWAITES BARN HAGGS FARM,
FOLLIFOOT,
HARROGATE,
NORTH YORKSHIRE,
ENGLAND,
HG3 1EQ

ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

70229
Management consultancy activities other than financial management

LAST EVENTS

03 Mar 2017
Director's details changed for Mrs Zhara Armstrong on 1 March 2017
02 Mar 2017
Director's details changed for Mr John Keith Armstrong on 1 March 2017
02 Mar 2017
Secretary's details changed for Mr John Keith Armstrong on 1 March 2017

CHARGES

28 June 2010
Status
Outstanding
Delivered
16 July 2010
Persons entitled
National Westminster Bank PLC
Description
Fixed and floating charge over the undertaking and all…

See Also


Last update 2018

APPLIED ACUMEN LIMITED DIRECTORS

John Keith Armstrong

  Acting
Appointed
20 October 2003
Role
Secretary
Nationality
British
Address
Thwaites Barn, Haggs Farm, Haggs Road, Spofforth, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, HG3 1EQ
Name
ARMSTRONG, John Keith

John Keith Armstrong

  Acting PSC
Appointed
20 October 2003
Occupation
Director
Role
Director
Age
56
Nationality
British
Address
Thwaites Barn, Haggs Farm, Haggs Road, Spofforth, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, HG3 1EQ
Country Of Residence
England
Name
ARMSTRONG, John Keith
Notified On
6 April 2016
Nature Of Control
Ownership of shares – More than 25% but not more than 50%

Zhara Armstrong

  Acting PSC
Appointed
30 April 2010
Occupation
Director
Role
Director
Age
56
Nationality
British
Address
Thwaites Barn, Haggs Farm, Haggs Road, Spofforth, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, HG3 1EQ
Country Of Residence
England
Name
ARMSTRONG, Zhara
Notified On
6 April 2016
Nature Of Control
Has significant influence or control

Pamela Marion Shipperbottom

  Acting PSC
Appointed
30 April 2010
Occupation
Director
Role
Director
Age
58
Nationality
British
Address
1200 Century Way, Colton, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, LS15 8ZA
Country Of Residence
England
Name
SHIPPERBOTTOM, Pamela Marion
Notified On
6 April 2016
Nature Of Control
Has significant influence or control

Richard John Shipperbottom

  Acting PSC
Appointed
20 October 2003
Occupation
Director
Role
Director
Age
57
Nationality
British
Address
Glendora 12 Rixon Gate, Ashton Keynes, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN6 6QW
Country Of Residence
England
Name
SHIPPERBOTTOM, Richard John
Notified On
6 April 2016
Nature Of Control
Ownership of shares – More than 25% but not more than 50%

Dorothy May Graeme

  Resigned
Appointed
20 October 2003
Resigned
20 October 2003
Role
Nominee Secretary
Address
61 Fairview Avenue, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 0QP
Name
GRAEME, Dorothy May

Lesley Joyce Graeme

  Resigned
Appointed
20 October 2003
Resigned
20 October 2003
Role
Nominee Director
Age
71
Nationality
British
Address
61 Fairview Avenue, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 0QP
Name
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce

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