80FOUR BRAND ELEVATION LTD
🌱Startupactive
16229175 · ltd · incorporated 2025-02-04
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Advertising agencies
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-03-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-03-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-27➖WOODCOCK, Emily Jayne resigneddirector
- 2025-02-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-02-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-04🏢Company incorporatedAs 80FOUR BRAND ELEVATION LTD
- 2025-02-04➕KING, Matthew Henry Peter appointeddirector
- 2025-02-04➕PARKER-AIKEN, James Alexander appointeddirector
- 2025-02-04➕WOODCOCK, Emily Jayne appointeddirector
- 2025-02-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 1.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
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 Matthew Henry Peter King Individual · British · DOB 08/2001 · age 25 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/02/2025 |
Mr James Alexander Parker-Aiken Individual · British · DOB 11/1996 · age 30 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/02/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Emily Jayne Woodcockceased 11/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC73110 — Advertising agencies
Registered office
Grosvenor House
3 Chapel Street
Congleton
Cheshire
CW12 4AB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
KING, Matthew Henry Peter→
Activedirector · ~25y · appointed 2025-02-04
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PARKER-AIKEN, James Alexander→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2025-02-04
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WOODCOCK, Emily Jayne→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2025-02-04 · resigned 2025-02-27
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Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-14
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-07-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-02-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-02-04