4B DESIGN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09639975 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-15
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£249
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -69% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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, 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, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £249
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,076 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 69% YoY
Cash YoY
-69%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
↓ 69% YoY
Net Worth
£249
↓ 96% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-06-30 | 2023-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £20.3k | £30.6k |
| Cash | £3.1k | £9.9k |
| Net assets | £249 | £6.3k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-09-07📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-11-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-08-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-07-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-06-15🏢Company incorporatedAs 4B DESIGN LIMITED
- 2015-06-15➕BLAKE, Tomas appointedsecretary
- 2015-06-15➕BLAKE, Rebecca appointeddirector
- 2015-06-15➕BLAKE, Tomas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Rebecca Anne Blake Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Tomas William Blake Individual · British · DOB 05/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
40 Larksmead
Blandford
Dorset
DT11 7LU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
BLAKE, Rebecca→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2015-06-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLAKE, Tomas→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2015-06-15
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-09-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-22