4MP TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12406776 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-16
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£-504.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
- 72110Research and experimental development on biotechnology
- 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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 (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
22 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £504,300
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£504k
Current Assets
£28k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-08-29 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-501.9k |
| Current assets | £27.6k |
| Net assets | £-504.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-12-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2022-11-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-09-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-13➕BABANOV, Edgar appointeddirector
- 2022-02-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-02-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-09-02➖FLY, Louise resignedsecretary
- 2020-01-16🏢Company incorporatedAs 4MP TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
- 2020-01-16➕COOPER, Scott Morris appointeddirector
- 2020-01-16➕FLY, Louise appointedsecretary
- 2020-01-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
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 58. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Scott Morris Cooper Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 16/01/2020 |
Edgar Babanov Individual · Lithuanian · DOB 05/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/01/2022 |
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
Incorporated2020-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890
Registered office
Appledram Barns
Birdham Road
Chichester
West Sussex
PO20 7EQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last made up to: 2024-08-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BABANOV, Edgar→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2022-09-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COOPER, Scott Morris→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2020-01-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FLY, Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2020-01-16 · resigned 2020-09-02
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-12-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-28