4PI PRODUCTIONS UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08686986 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-12
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 2025
Net worth
£143.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -35% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £143,598
Cash YoY
-35%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£60k
↓ 35% YoY
Net Worth
£144k
↑ 7.2% YoY
Current Assets
£83k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£29k£57k£86k£115k£144kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£271.3k£287.7k
Current assets£83.0k£115.2k
Cash£60.1k£92.0k
Debtors£22.8k£23.2k
Net assets£143.6k£134.0k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-09-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-09-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-24
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  11. 2020-04-24
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2020-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2020-03-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-02-24
    ➕
    BLADE, Carole Evelyn appointed
    director
  16. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-11-29
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2013-09-17
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Matthew John appointed
    director
  20. 2013-09-16
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    WRIGHT, Matthew John resigned
    director
  21. 2013-09-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4PI PRODUCTIONS UK LIMITED
  22. 2013-09-12
    ➕
    NAJERA MATA, Janire appointed
    director
  23. 2013-09-12
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Matthew John 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
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Carole Evelyn Blade
Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58
—25–50%25-50% voting24/02/2020
Miss Janire Najera Mata
Individual · Spanish · DOB 09/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence06/04/2016
Mr Matthew John Wright
Individual · British · DOB 06/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

13 Hanover Street
Canton
Cardiff
CF5 1LS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BLADE, Carole Evelyn→
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NAJERA MATA, Janire→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRIGHT, Matthew John→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRIGHT, Matthew John→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-09-12 · resigned 2013-09-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-22