4K SYSTEMS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06544463 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-26
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 17.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 17.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-23📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-10-23📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-10-23📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-01-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-01-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-01-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-01-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-01-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-01-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-03➕AYRES, Emma appointeddirector
- 2024-01-03➕AYRES, Matthew John appointeddirector
- 2024-01-03➖SCAMMELL, Karon Louise resignedsecretary
- 2024-01-03➖SCAMMELL, Alexandra Lauren resigneddirector
- 2024-01-03➖SCAMMELL, David John resigneddirector
- 2024-01-03➖SCAMMELL, Karon Louise resigneddirector
- 2024-01-03➖SCAMMELL, Thomas David resigneddirector
- 2024-01-03📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-11-15🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2015-05-21➕SCAMMELL, Thomas David appointeddirector
- 2015-03-10➕SCAMMELL, Alexandra Lauren appointeddirector
- 2010-10-01➕SCAMMELL, Karon Louise appointeddirector
- 2010-09-30➖JEFFERIES, Robert Edward resigneddirector
- 2008-07-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2008-03-26🏢Company incorporatedAs 4K SYSTEMS LIMITED
- 2008-03-26➕SCAMMELL, Karon Louise appointedsecretary
- 2008-03-26➕JEFFERIES, Robert Edward appointeddirector
- 2008-03-26➕SCAMMELL, David John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
16/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — AYRES, Matthew John (same surname) appointed 2024-01-03. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Bennie Equipment Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Bennie Equipment Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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4K SYSTEMS LIMITED
This company · 06544463
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bennie Equipment Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 03/01/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr David John Scammellceased 03/01/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Karon Louise Scammellceased 03/01/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-03-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Registered office
The Old Piggeries Cranford Road
Burton Latimer
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN15 5TB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
Active
AYRES, Matthew John→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2024-01-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SCAMMELL, Karon Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-03-26 · resigned 2024-01-03
JEFFERIES, Robert Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2008-03-26 · resigned 2010-09-30
SCAMMELL, Alexandra Lauren→
Resigneddirector · ~32y · appointed 2015-03-10 · resigned 2024-01-03
SCAMMELL, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2008-03-26 · resigned 2024-01-03
SCAMMELL, Karon Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2010-10-01 · resigned 2024-01-03
SCAMMELL, Thomas David→
Resigneddirector · ~30y · appointed 2015-05-21 · resigned 2024-01-03
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 22/07/2008 | 15/11/2021 |
Recent filings (76 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-10-23
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-10-23
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-01-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-05
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-01-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-05