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Last updated 14 May 2026
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Most acquisition search processes fail in the same way: too many targets, too little filtering, and the wrong ones answer the phone. Plimsoll's 9-point Acquisition Score flips the process. Nine criteria, one tick each, ranking an entire industry by acquisition appeal in a single comparable number. Here's what each signal means and why it matters.
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The British economy isn't one story — it's hundreds. We screened 1600 UK industries by four-year sales growth and pulled out the ten making the biggest headlines in 2026. Five are booming, five are in serious trouble, and the contrast tells you exactly where money is moving right now.
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The latest Plimsoll analysis, drawn from five years of filed accounts at Companies House, rates 38% of British businesses as being in financial Danger, up from 34% the year before. Behind that single number is a more uncomfortable story: size is no longer a safety net. Among UK firms holding £50 million or more in assets, the Danger rate climbs to 41%. The companies most people assume are too big to fail are, in fact, over-represented among those closest to it.
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