4IN MEDIA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11799446 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-31
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees100100

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
2
filings
  • 2 miscellaneous
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 miscellaneous
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 miscellaneous
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  2. 2026-05-06
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  3. 2026-02-24
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-05-16
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-05-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-05-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-03-05
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-03-05
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-06-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-10-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-08-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-10-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-06-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4IN MEDIA LIMITED
  16. 2019-01-31
    CHANDLER, Paul John appointed
    director
  17. 2019-01-31
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-13

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul John Chandler
Individual · British · DOB 05/1983 · age 43
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/01/2019

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
Incorporated2019-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Freedman House Christopher Wren Yard
117 High Street
Croydon
CR0 1QG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-13OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-30

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CHANDLER, Paul John
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-01-31
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Recent filings (21 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-05-06
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-05-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-08