4PS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD

🌳Matureactive
09684493 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-07-14
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: medium (78/100)

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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-05
    ➖
    DOUGLASS, Tom resigned
    director
  3. 2026-03-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-05-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-11-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-11-16
    ➕
    JONES, Curtis Henry appointed
    director
  11. 2022-11-16
    ➖
    DUNKLEY-ROBERTS, Matthew resigned
    director
  12. 2022-10-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2022-04-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-03-27
    ➕
    DOUGLASS, Tom appointed
    director
  18. 2019-03-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-11-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2018-11-02
    ➖
    POTTIER, David Nevard resigned
    director
  21. 2018-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2016-03-17
    ➕
    GIUCCA, Alice appointed
    director
  23. 2016-03-17
    ➕
    LAPSA, Edward Ray appointed
    director
  24. 2016-03-17
    ➕
    WATTS-BARNES, Paul appointed
    director
  25. 2016-03-17
    ➕
    DUNKLEY-ROBERTS, Matthew appointed
    director
  26. 2016-03-17
    ➖
    JACKSON, Mark Grant resigned
    director
  27. 2016-03-17
    ➕
    POTTIER, David Nevard appointed
    director
  28. 2015-07-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4PS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD
  29. 2015-07-14
    ➕
    JACKSON, Mark Grant 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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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
Miss Alice Giucca
Individual · Italian · DOB 04/1993 · age 33
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Matthew Dunkley-Robertsceased 01/10/2022· 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
Incorporated2015-07-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

Suite 9, Corum Two, Corum Office Park Crown Way
Warmley
Bristol
BS30 8FJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

GIUCCA, Alice→
director · ~33y · appointed 2016-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Curtis Henry→
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAPSA, Edward Ray→
director · ~38y · appointed 2016-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATTS-BARNES, Paul→
director · ~58y · appointed 2016-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOUGLASS, Tom→
director · ~35y · appointed 2019-03-27 · resigned 2026-03-05
Resigned
DUNKLEY-ROBERTS, Matthew→
director · ~34y · appointed 2016-03-17 · resigned 2022-11-16
Resigned
JACKSON, Mark Grant→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-07-14 · resigned 2016-03-17
Resigned
POTTIER, David Nevard→
director · ~70y · appointed 2016-03-17 · resigned 2018-11-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-02