4AY DESIGN LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12108148 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-17
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 74100Specialised design activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-07-17🏢Company incorporatedAs 4AY DESIGN LTD
- 2019-07-17➕AYKANAT, Feyzan appointeddirector
- 2019-07-17➕AYKANAT, Rengin appointeddirector
- 2019-07-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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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Miss Rengin Aykanat Individual · Turkish · DOB 07/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/07/2019 |
Mrs Feyzan Aykanat Individual · Turkish · DOB 09/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/07/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 247 (KR CHELSEA) LTD→ 11451819 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 247 HEELS LIMITED→ 15398012 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 24FAUBOURG LTD→ 13485404 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 2C SUPPLIES LTD→ 16997575 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 360 DIGITAL PROJECTS LTD→ 11251738 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 365 SLEEP SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 14957895 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 3TOP AGORA INTERNATIONAL LTD→ 13539668 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 4 PLEASURE LTD→ 15626280 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 46 STITCH LTD→ 12889924 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-07-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Registered office
Britannia House
11 Glenthorne Road
Hammersmith
London
W6 0LH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
AYKANAT, Feyzan→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-07-17
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AYKANAT, Rengin→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2019-07-17
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Recent filings (19 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-01-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-31