41GP PRODUCTION SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08545401 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-28
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Average employees200200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-12
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    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-11-12
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    address · AD01
  4. 2025-11-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-11-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-06-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-06-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  9. 2024-05-30
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  10. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-08
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-08-14
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    OFFER, Kevin James resigned
    director
  18. 2013-05-28
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    Company incorporated
    As 41GP PRODUCTION SERVICES LIMITED
  19. 2013-05-28
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    BULLOCK, Adrian James appointed
    director
  20. 2013-05-28
    ➕
    HARDWICK, Stephanie Jane appointed
    director
  21. 2013-05-28
    ➕
    COWAN, Graham Michael appointed
    director
  22. 2013-05-28
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    COWAN, Graham Michael resigned
    director
  23. 2013-05-28
    ➕
    OFFER, Kevin James appointed
    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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adrian James Bullock
Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Ms Stephanie Jane Hardwick
Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

1 Berry Street
London
EC1V 0AA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-07
Last: 2025-05-24

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BULLOCK, Adrian James→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARDWICK, Stephanie Jane→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-05-28
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Active
COWAN, Graham Michael→
director · ~83y · appointed 2013-05-28 · resigned 2013-05-28
Resigned
OFFER, Kevin James→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-05-28 · resigned 2015-08-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

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officers · CH01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-06
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accounts · AA
2025-05-30
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accounts · AA
2024-05-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-08