4COUTURE.COM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04634862 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-13
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£53.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -59% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 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 £53,643
Cash draining
Cash down 59% YoY
Cash YoY
-59%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£22k
↓ 59% YoY
Net Worth
£54k
↑ 7.5% YoY
Current Assets
£142k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£28k£57k£85k£114k£142kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£66.2k£57.8k
Current assets£142.1k£120.6k
Cash£21.5k£52.1k
Debtors£120.5k£68.5k
Net assets£53.6k£49.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-24
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2023-01-24
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2022-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-19
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2019-12-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-12-19
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-12-18
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    STICKLEY, Jessica Maria appointed
    director
  14. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-04-01
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    HELLIWELL, John Peter resigned
    director
  18. 2004-11-23
    ➖
    MOREY, Edwin James resigned
    director
  19. 2004-04-05
    ➕
    MOREY, Edwin James appointed
    director
  20. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    STICKLEY, Lisa Maria appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    STICKLEY, Lisa Maria appointed
    director
  22. 2003-03-31
    ➖
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    HELLIWELL, John Peter appointed
    director
  24. 2003-03-31
    ➖
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2003-01-13
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    Company incorporated
    As 4COUTURE.COM LIMITED
  26. 2003-01-13
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-01-13
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Lisa Maria Stickley
Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

22 22 Endeavour Business Park
Crow Arch Lane
Ringwood
Hampshire
BH24 1SF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

STICKLEY, Lisa Maria→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STICKLEY, Jessica Maria→
director · ~36y · appointed 2019-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STICKLEY, Lisa Maria→
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-13 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
HELLIWELL, John Peter→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2016-04-01
Resigned
MOREY, Edwin James→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-04-05 · resigned 2004-11-23
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-13 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-01-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-28