4TC RECORDS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15520367 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-25
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£-1.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £1,283

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£1k
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-28
Total assets£-984
Current assets£1.1k
Net assets£-1.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
    THOMAS, Lewis Anthony resigned
    director
  2. 2026-03-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-03-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-05
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-02-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4TC RECORDS LIMITED
  7. 2024-02-25
    ALEXANDER, Aaron Reece appointed
    director
  8. 2024-02-25
    WHITE, Marlowe Aaron George appointed
    director
  9. 2024-02-25
    THOMAS, Lewis Anthony appointed
    director
  10. 2024-02-25
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Aaron Reece Alexander
Individual · British · DOB 08/1999 · age 27
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control25/02/2024
Mr Marlowe Aaron George White
Individual · British · DOB 01/1999 · age 27
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control25/02/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Lewis Anthony Thomasceased 18/03/2026· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

48 Elm Road
Romford
RM7 8HH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ALEXANDER, Aaron Reece
director · ~27y · appointed 2024-02-25
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Active
WHITE, Marlowe Aaron George
director · ~27y · appointed 2024-02-25
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Active
THOMAS, Lewis Anthony
director · ~28y · appointed 2024-02-25 · resigned 2026-03-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (7 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-02-25