4C STRATEGIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03599593 · ltd · incorporated 1998-07-17
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees121100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-12
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  5. 2023-06-09
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  6. 2023-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-02-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-02-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-02-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2021-02-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-02-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-02-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-02-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2021-02-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2021-02-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2021-02-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2021-02-05
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    RIDGE, Paul Lee appointed
    director
  21. 2021-02-05
    ➕
    ROWBOTHAM, Gillian appointed
    director
  22. 2021-02-05
    ➖
    CAWLEY, Brian Sydney resigned
    secretary
  23. 2021-02-05
    ➖
    CAWLEY, Brian Sydney resigned
    director
  24. 2021-02-05
    ➖
    MAILER, Alexander David resigned
    director
  25. 2021-02-05
    ➖
    SAYERS, Mark Edward resigned
    director
  26. 1998-09-11
    ➕
    CAWLEY, Brian Sydney appointed
    secretary
  27. 1998-09-11
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1998-09-11
    ➕
    CAWLEY, Brian Sydney appointed
    director
  29. 1998-09-11
    ➕
    MAILER, Alexander David appointed
    director
  30. 1998-09-11
    ➕
    SAYERS, Mark Edward appointed
    director
  31. 1998-09-11
    ➖
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1998-07-17
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    Company incorporated
    As 4C STRATEGIES LIMITED
  33. 1998-07-17
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1998-07-17
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Pivotal Consulting (It) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Pivotal Consulting (It) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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4C STRATEGIES LIMITED
This company · 03599593

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
Pivotal Consulting (It) Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/02/2021
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Mark Edward Sayersceased 05/02/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Brian Cawleyceased 05/02/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Alexander David Mailerceased 05/02/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-07-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities

Registered office

Bowden House, 36 Northampton Road
Market Harborough
LE16 9HE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

RIDGE, Paul Lee→
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROWBOTHAM, Gillian→
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAWLEY, Brian Sydney→
secretary · appointed 1998-09-11 · resigned 2021-02-05
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-07-17 · resigned 1998-09-11
Resigned
CAWLEY, Brian Sydney→
director · ~68y · appointed 1998-09-11 · resigned 2021-02-05
Resigned
MAILER, Alexander David→
director · ~64y · appointed 1998-09-11 · resigned 2021-02-05
Resigned
SAYERS, Mark Edward→
director · ~65y · appointed 1998-09-11 · resigned 2021-02-05
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-07-17 · resigned 1998-09-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (97 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2023-06-12
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-09