A4 LABELS.COM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07818068 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-20
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
—
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£452.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 £452,106
Cash YoY
+41%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£416k
↑ 41% YoY
Net Worth
£452k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£662k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£132k£265k£397k£530k£662kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£464.3k£424.5k
Current assets£662.5k£568.7k
Cash£416.1k£295.2k
Debtors£168.2k£189.9k
Net assets£452.1k£403.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  5. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2023-07-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-08-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-04-26
    ➕
    HAWKER, Charlie appointed
    director
  13. 2022-04-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2011-10-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A4 LABELS.COM LIMITED
  19. 2011-10-20
    ➕
    HAWKER, Colin Storey appointed
    director
  20. 2011-10-20
    ➕
    HAWKER, John Albert appointed
    director
  21. 2011-10-20
    ➖
    HAWKER, John Albert resigned
    director
  22. 2011-10-20
    ➕
    HAWKER, Suzanne Elizabeth appointed
    director
  23. 2011-10-20
    ➖
    HAWKER, Suzanne Elizabeth resigned
    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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Marsh Labels Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Marsh Labels Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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A4 LABELS.COM LIMITED
This company · 07818068

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Marsh Labels Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/04/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Colin Storey Hawkerceased 01/11/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2011-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

56 West Street
Shoreham-By-Sea
West Sussex
BN43 5WG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HAWKER, Charlie→
director · ~26y · appointed 2022-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAWKER, Colin Storey→
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAWKER, John Albert→
director · ~79y · appointed 2011-10-20 · resigned 2011-10-20
Resigned
HAWKER, Suzanne Elizabeth→
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-10-20 · resigned 2011-10-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-07-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-06