4IMAGAE LTD

🌳Matureactive
08546746 · 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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 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 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-20
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  3. 2024-06-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  5. 2022-07-11
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-15
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  7. 2021-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2018-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-31
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-05-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2016-05-31
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  16. 2016-05-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  17. 2013-11-01
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    SFILIO, Emilia appointed
    director
  18. 2013-05-28
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    Company incorporated
    As 4IMAGAE LTD
  19. 2013-05-28
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    DE FINIS, Barbara appointed
    director
  20. 2013-05-28
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    RIZZO, Antonio appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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 Antonio Rizzo
Individual · British · DOB 11/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control28/05/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities

Registered office

30 Canal Boulevard Canal Boulevard
Camden Road
London
NW1 9AQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last: 2025-05-28

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

DE FINIS, Barbara→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-05-28
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Active
RIZZO, Antonio→
director · ~73y · appointed 2013-05-28
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Active
SFILIO, Emilia→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-11-01
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Active

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-07-29