4TY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07122847 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-01-12
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
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85600Educational support services
  • 88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (65/100).

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, 4 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees2200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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  2. 2024-08-16
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  3. 2023-10-04
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  4. 2022-07-04
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  5. 2021-06-29
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  6. 2021-01-31
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    officers · TM02
  7. 2021-01-15
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    IKENGA, Chibuzo resigned
    secretary
  8. 2020-07-24
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  9. 2019-09-06
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  10. 2019-01-28
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    DYER, Joseph appointed
    director
  11. 2019-01-28
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  12. 2018-08-03
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  13. 2017-06-14
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  14. 2016-10-07
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  15. 2016-01-25
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  16. 2016-01-25
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  17. 2015-04-07
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  18. 2011-07-09
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    IKENGA, Chibuzo appointed
    secretary
  19. 2010-01-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 4TY LIMITED
  20. 2010-01-12
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    ANGLIN, David appointed
    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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Anglin
Individual · British · DOB 10/1985 · age 41
——sig. influencesignificant influence10/01/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2010-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

9 Belgrave
Walthamstow
E17 8QD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ANGLIN, David→
director · ~41y · appointed 2010-01-12
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Active
DYER, Joseph→
director · ~41y · appointed 2019-01-28
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Active
IKENGA, Chibuzo→
secretary · appointed 2011-07-09 · resigned 2021-01-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-06