4PMATES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12037326 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-06
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-14➖COCKERILL, Daryl Peter resigneddirector
- 2020-07-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-07-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-06-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-08➖HOLLAND, Shane Philip resigneddirector
- 2020-03-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-08-13📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2019-06-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-06-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-06-06🏢Company incorporatedAs 4PMATES LIMITED
- 2019-06-06➕COWLEY, Adrian John appointeddirector
- 2019-06-06➕SMITH, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2019-06-06➕COCKERILL, Daryl Peter appointeddirector
- 2019-06-06➕HOLLAND, Shane Philip appointeddirector
- 2019-06-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
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Mr Christopher Smith Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/06/2019 |
Mr Adrian John Cowley Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/06/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Daryl Peter Cockerillceased 14/07/2020· board control
- Mr Shane Philip Hollandceased 08/06/2020· board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 2BROZ (DERBY) LTD→ 16021936 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 2GO SANDWICH BAR LIMITED→ 13777656 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 4KAYZ FOODS LIMITED→ 15149987 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 88 PALACE LTD→ 13325598 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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| ABJ 30 LTD→ 17124775 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| ACS BONSALL LIMITED→ 16591283 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-06-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
Red Lion 24 High Street
Kegworth
Derby
DE74 2DA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
COWLEY, Adrian John→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2019-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COCKERILL, Daryl Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-06-06 · resigned 2020-07-14
HOLLAND, Shane Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2019-06-06 · resigned 2020-06-08
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Recent filings (21 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-07-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-07-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-06-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-06-29