4J STUDIOS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC446877 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-05
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£36.52M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -54% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £36,518,110
Cash draining
Cash down 54% YoY
Cash YoY
-54%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.7m
↓ 54% YoY
Net Worth
£37m
↑ 4.5% YoY
Current Assets
£29m
↑ 6.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£7.3m£15m£22m£29m£37mOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£36.62M£35.09M
Current assets£28.55M£26.82M
Cash£1.68M£3.65M
Debtors£11.77M£10.36M
Net assets£36.52M£34.95M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-20
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  2. 2025-07-31
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-04
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    address · AD01
  4. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-31
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  6. 2022-07-26
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  7. 2021-07-30
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  8. 2020-10-30
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-31
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-04-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-24
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-19
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-04-05
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    Company incorporated
    As 4J STUDIOS LIMITED
  17. 2013-04-05
    ➕
    BLACKADDERS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2013-04-05
    ➕
    BURNS, Patrick appointed
    director
  19. 2013-04-05
    ➕
    VAN DER KUYL, Christiaan Richard David appointed
    director
  20. 2013-04-05
    ➕
    LOWRIE, Rosalind Mary appointed
    director
  21. 2013-04-05
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    LOWRIE, Rosalind Mary resigned
    director
  22. 2013-04-05
    ➕
    LYLE, Heather appointed
    director
  23. 2013-04-05
    ➖
    LYLE, Heather resigned
    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

49/100
Moderate signal

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

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Patrick Burns
Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Christiaan Richard David Van Der Kuyl
Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-04-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Blackadders Llp
10 Euclid Crescent
Dundee
DD1 1AG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BLACKADDERS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-04-05
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Active
BURNS, Patrick→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-04-05
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Active
VAN DER KUYL, Christiaan Richard David→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-04-05
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Active
LOWRIE, Rosalind Mary→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-04-05 · resigned 2013-04-05
Resigned
LYLE, Heather→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-04-05 · resigned 2013-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-14