44COLLECTION LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14618739 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-26
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wireless telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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, 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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
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 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£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees300300

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
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Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-15
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-05
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    address · AD01
  4. 2024-03-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-12-12
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    SPRINGETT, Mark appointed
    director
  6. 2023-12-12
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    SPRINGETT, Sarah appointed
    director
  7. 2023-12-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-12-12
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  10. 2023-12-12
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-12-11
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    HAMILTON, Linda resigned
    director
  12. 2023-12-11
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    HAMILTON, Nicolas Carl resigned
    director
  13. 2023-11-15
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2023-11-15
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  15. 2023-11-15
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  18. 2023-11-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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  19. 2023-11-01
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    HAMILTON, Linda appointed
    director
  20. 2023-11-01
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    HAMILTON, Nicolas Carl appointed
    director
  21. 2023-10-28
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    STOCKS, Daniel resigned
    director
  22. 2023-10-28
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    STOCKS, Samantha Ann resigned
    director
  23. 2023-10-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2023-10-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2023-10-13
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    LEE, Michael Jeffrey resigned
    director
  26. 2023-10-13
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    SAWBRIDGE, John Joseph resigned
    director
  27. 2023-10-12
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    STOCKS, Daniel appointed
    director
  28. 2023-10-12
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    STOCKS, Samantha Ann appointed
    director
  29. 2023-06-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  30. 2023-06-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  31. 2023-06-12
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    HAMILTON, Anthony Carl Arthur appointed
    director
  32. 2023-06-12
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    SAWBRIDGE, John Joseph appointed
    director
  33. 2023-05-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  34. 2023-05-15
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    address · AD01
  35. 2023-03-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  36. 2023-03-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  37. 2023-03-01
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    LEE, Michael Jeffery resigned
    secretary
  38. 2023-01-26
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    Company incorporated
    As 44COLLECTION LTD
  39. 2023-01-26
    ➕
    LEE, Michael Jeffery appointed
    secretary
  40. 2023-01-26
    ➕
    LEE, Michael Jeffrey appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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
Mr Anthony Carl Arthur Hamilton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66
50–75%
—50-75% shares20/03/2023
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Michael Jeffrey Leeceased 20/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Anthony Hamiltonceased 19/02/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Michael John Sawbridgeceased 19/02/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-01-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61200 — Wireless telecommunications activities

Registered office

110 Harmer Green Lane
Welwyn
Herts
AL6 0ET
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last: 2025-06-16

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

HAMILTON, Anthony Carl Arthur→
director · ~66y · appointed 2023-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPRINGETT, Mark→
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPRINGETT, Sarah→
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEE, Michael Jeffery→
secretary · appointed 2023-01-26 · resigned 2023-03-01
Resigned
HAMILTON, Linda→
director · ~62y · appointed 2023-11-01 · resigned 2023-12-11
Resigned
HAMILTON, Nicolas Carl→
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-11-01 · resigned 2023-12-11
Resigned
LEE, Michael Jeffrey→
director · ~58y · appointed 2023-01-26 · resigned 2023-10-13
Resigned
SAWBRIDGE, John Joseph→
director · ~42y · appointed 2023-06-12 · resigned 2023-10-13
Resigned
STOCKS, Daniel→
director · ~37y · appointed 2023-10-12 · resigned 2023-10-28
Resigned
STOCKS, Samantha Ann→
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-10-12 · resigned 2023-10-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-15
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officers · AP01
2023-11-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-15