4CM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07795642 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-03
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£215.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public relations and communications activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.4y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~4.4 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £215,840
Net assets shrinking
Down £29,483 YoY
Cash YoY
-24%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£97k
↓ 24% YoY
Net Worth
£216k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£337k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£87k£175k£262k£349k£437kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£222.1k£262.5k
Current assets£336.9k£436.8k
Cash£96.7k£127.7k
Debtors£240.2k£309.1k
Net assets£215.8k£245.3k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-21
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-25
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    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2024-07-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  5. 2023-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-08
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    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  7. 2023-09-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-08-31
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    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-08-31
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    address · AD01
  10. 2022-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-23
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-12-23
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-12-23
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-12-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  15. 2021-12-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2021-11-30
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    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2021-11-22
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    HARRIS, Sarah Anne appointed
    director
  18. 2021-11-22
    ➕
    JAQUES, Jenni appointed
    director
  19. 2021-11-22
    ➖
    BROOKS, Nicholas Andrew resigned
    director
  20. 2021-11-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Nicholas Andrew Brooks
  21. 2021-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2011-10-03
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    Company incorporated
    As 4CM LIMITED
  25. 2011-10-03
    ➕
    BROOKS, Nicholas Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

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.)

Group structure

Jjsh Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Jjsh Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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4CM LIMITED
This company · 07795642

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Jjsh Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/11/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Nicholas Andrew Brooksceased 22/11/2021· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2011-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70210 — Public relations and communications activities

Registered office

260 - 270 Butterfield Great Marlings
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU2 8DL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HARRIS, Sarah Anne→
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JAQUES, Jenni→
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-11-22
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Active
BROOKS, Nicholas Andrew→
director · ~69y · appointed 2011-10-03 · resigned 2021-11-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Nicholas Andrew Brooks
A registered charge1 property22/11/202125/07/2024

Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-09-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-23