4FX DESIGN & MULTIMEDIA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03940513 · ltd · incorporated 2000-03-06
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£58.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £58,114

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£58k
↑ 587% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
↓ 75% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£28k£56k£84k£113k£141kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£58.1k£8.5k
Current assets£34.6k£140.7k
Net assets£58.1k£8.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  2. 2025-12-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-05-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-05-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-05-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-02-13
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2018-02-01
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2001-08-28
    ➕
    COOMBER, Christopher Harold appointed
    director
  18. 2001-08-28
    ➕
    KING, Alison Julie appointed
    director
  19. 2001-08-28
    ➖
    LAKE, Simon Geoffrey resigned
    director
  20. 2000-03-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4FX DESIGN & MULTIMEDIA LIMITED
  21. 2000-03-06
    ➕
    ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2000-03-06
    ➕
    LAKE, Simon Geoffrey appointed
    director
  23. 2000-03-06
    ➕
    ALDBURY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2000-03-06
    ➖
    ALDBURY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alison Julie King
Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/07/2016
Mr Christopher Harold Coomber
Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

First Floor, Mount House Bond Avenue
Bletchley
Milton Keynes
MK1 1SF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-03-06
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Active
COOMBER, Christopher Harold→
director · ~57y · appointed 2001-08-28
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Active
KING, Alison Julie→
director · ~57y · appointed 2001-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAKE, Simon Geoffrey→
director · ~67y · appointed 2000-03-06 · resigned 2001-08-28
Resigned
ALDBURY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-03-06 · resigned 2000-03-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2026-01-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09