4MOTION DARLINGTON

🌳Matureactive
08504871 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2013-04-25
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£178.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 10 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £178,431
Cash YoY
+52%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£102k
↑ 52% YoY
Net Worth
£178k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£129k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£36k£71k£107k£143k£178kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£182.2k£155.5k
Current assets£129.2k£93.2k
Cash£102.3k£67.2k
Debtors£17.2k£16.7k
Net assets£178.4k£143.7k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-02-03
    ➕
    FIDLER, Debra Louise appointed
    director
  3. 2026-02-03
    ➕
    PROCTOR, Andrea appointed
    director
  4. 2026-02-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-10-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-07-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-07-22
    ➖
    GWYTHER, Paul Edmund resigned
    director
  8. 2025-02-04
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2025-02-04
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2024-11-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-11-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-01-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-01-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-03-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-09-11
    ➖
    HINDE, Caroline resigned
    director
  20. 2017-12-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-12-15
    ➖
    LERNER, Timothy Roger resigned
    director
  22. 2015-04-30
    ➖
    DALE, Dennis Peter resigned
    director
  23. 2015-04-30
    ➖
    DALE, Sally Elizabeth resigned
    director
  24. 2015-03-26
    ➕
    TERVIT, Craig Peter appointed
    director
  25. 2015-03-26
    ➕
    GWYTHER, Paul Edmund appointed
    director
  26. 2015-03-26
    ➕
    HINDE, Caroline appointed
    director
  27. 2015-03-26
    ➕
    LERNER, Timothy Roger appointed
    director
  28. 2013-04-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4MOTION DARLINGTON
  29. 2013-04-25
    ➕
    LEEMING, Nicholas Robert appointed
    director
  30. 2013-04-25
    ➕
    WOODCOCK, David appointed
    director
  31. 2013-04-25
    ➕
    DALE, Dennis Peter appointed
    director
  32. 2013-04-25
    ➕
    DALE, Sally Elizabeth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Oliver Richard Graham
Individual · British · DOB 06/1977 · age 49
——sig. influencesignificant influence04/02/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Nigel Potterceased 04/02/2025· significant influence

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-limited-exemption
Incorporated2013-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

6 Beaumont Hill
Darlington
DL1 3NG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-09
Last: 2026-04-25

Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)

FIDLER, Debra Louise→
director · ~40y · appointed 2026-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEEMING, Nicholas Robert→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PROCTOR, Andrea→
director · ~43y · appointed 2026-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TERVIT, Craig Peter→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOODCOCK, David→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DALE, Dennis Peter→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-04-25 · resigned 2015-04-30
Resigned
DALE, Sally Elizabeth→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-04-25 · resigned 2015-04-30
Resigned
GWYTHER, Paul Edmund→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-03-26 · resigned 2025-07-22
Resigned
HINDE, Caroline→
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-03-26 · resigned 2018-09-11
Resigned
LERNER, Timothy Roger→
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-03-26 · resigned 2016-12-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28