4NCL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03227678 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1996-07-22

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£762

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

22 officers (7 active, 22 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

103 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £762

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£762

↑ 31% YoY

Current Assets

£20k

↓ 22% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£762	£581
Current assets	£19.8k	£25.4k
Net assets	£762	£581

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

2025-11-27
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2024-11-07
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2024-08-12
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officers · CH01
2024-08-12
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officers · CH01
2024-08-12
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officers · CH03
2024-08-12
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officers · CH01
2023-10-19
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officers · AP01
2023-09-27
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officers · TM01
2023-09-11
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2023-09-04
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EVANS, Thomas Joseph appointed
director
2023-09-04
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MCFARLANE, Alexander Hunter resigned
director
2022-12-19
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address · AD01
2022-09-22
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2021-11-19
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2021-07-19
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officers · CH01
2021-03-03
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officers · AP01
2020-09-09
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accounts · AA
2020-03-01
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MCFARLANE, Alexander Hunter appointed
director
2019-08-27
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accounts · AA
2018-10-19
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accounts · AA
2017-09-03
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THOMAS, David Roy appointed
director
2017-09-03
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WELCH, David resigned
director
2011-07-10
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HOLOWCZAK, Alexander Roy appointed
director
2011-02-17
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DEVEREAUX, Maxim Leo resigned
director
2008-03-02
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DEVEREAUX, Maxim Leo appointed
director
2008-03-02
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HOGARTH, Mark James resigned
director
2007-07-22
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SUMMERSCALE, Claire appointed
director
2007-07-22
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LITTLEWOOD, Paul Edwin resigned
director
2006-02-01
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ROBINSON, John Marshman resigned
director
2006-02-01
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WELCH, David appointed
director
2005-02-06
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HOGARTH, Mark James appointed
director
2004-06-01
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ROBINSON, John Marshman appointed
director
2004-04-15
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FURNESS, Richard Arthur resigned
director
2003-06-06
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DUNWORTH, Christopher Noel resigned
director
2001-10-31
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ADAMS, Mark Anthony appointed
director
2001-10-31
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MORRIS, Charles Frank resigned
director
2001-09-30
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RAOOF, Adam Nasim resigned
director
2001-07-30
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RICHARDS, John Ernest resigned
director
2001-02-28
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FURNESS, Richard Arthur appointed
director
2001-02-28
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MORRIS, Charles Frank appointed
director
2000-12-31
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JOHNSON, Nigel Andrew resigned
director
1999-03-31
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MORRIS, Charles Frank resigned
director
1999-03-06
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RICHARDS, John Ernest appointed
director
1998-03-15
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APPLETON, Fred Robert resigned
director
1997-05-01
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TRURAN, Michael Cyril appointed
secretary
1997-05-01
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GIDDINS, Stephen William resigned
secretary
1997-05-01
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RAOOF, Adam Nasim appointed
director
1996-07-22
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Company incorporated
As 4NCL LIMITED
1996-07-22
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TRURAN, Michael Cyril appointed
director
1996-07-22
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GIDDINS, Stephen William appointed
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 55 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1996-07-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

6-7 Citibase, New Barclay House

234 Botley Road

Oxford

OX2 0HP

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-29

Last: 2025-07-15