4 ST. JAMES'S SQUARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01006501 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1971-03-31

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 51.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£304.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 51.1y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 51.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

30 officers (6 active, 30 linked, 23 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

151 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £304,884

Net assets shrinking

Down £1,300 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£166

Net Worth

£305k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£130k

↓ 21% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£304.9k	£306.2k
Current assets	£130.2k	£165.0k
Cash	£166	—
Debtors	£130.0k	—
Net assets	£304.9k	£306.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand

2026-02-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-23
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-19
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-01
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THOMPSON, Karen Anne appointed
director
2023-06-30
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LINNETT, Godfrey Owen, Colonel resigned
director
2022-04-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-03-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-05-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-03-02
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PEACOCK, Kenneth Andrew, Colonel appointed
director
2019-06-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-02-26
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2018-06-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2018-06-04
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2018-06-04
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2018-03-27
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BOND, Marie Louise appointed
secretary
2018-03-27
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HASSELL, Geoffrey John Anthony resigned
secretary
2015-06-08
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KELLY, Christopher Brian appointed
director
2015-06-08
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BRIGGS, John Douglas Hilton resigned
director
2014-03-21
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WELLER, William Leslie resigned
director
2013-06-11
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STAPLES, Graham Ernest, Captain appointed
director
2013-06-11
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EKINS, James Maurice Sydney resigned
director
2013-06-11
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LINNETT, Godfrey Owen, Colonel appointed
director
2011-11-12
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OUTHWAITE, Brian Robert, Captain resigned
director
2011-06-13
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KETTLEWELL, Nigelion Charles, Captain resigned
director
2010-12-31
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VALLINGS, Robert Ross resigned
director
2010-06-01
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BRIGGS, John Douglas Hilton appointed
director
2009-06-15
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ANDERSON, Michael John, Lieutenant Colonel appointed
director
2007-04-25
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ANDREWS, Denis Bryan resigned
director
2006-06-12
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VALLINGS, Robert Ross appointed
director
2006-04-10
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RUSSELL, James Cecil Cumine resigned
director
2005-04-07
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HASSELL, Geoffrey John Anthony appointed
secretary
2005-04-07
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ROBBIN, Kevin Francis, Lt Col resigned
secretary
2004-02-25
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PEDROPILLAI, Emelda Joyce Indra resigned
secretary
2004-02-25
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ROBBIN, Kevin Francis, Lt Col appointed
secretary
2003-05-11
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EBBITT, Michael resigned
secretary
2003-02-12
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PEDROPILLAI, Emelda Joyce Indra appointed
secretary
2002-06-17
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WELLER, William Leslie appointed
director
2001-06-18
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BRUEN, Francis resigned
director
1999-06-07
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KETTLEWELL, Nigelion Charles, Captain appointed
director
1998-09-17
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WILSON, Geoffrey John resigned
director
1998-03-05
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EBBITT, Michael appointed
secretary
1998-02-27
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HOLT, John Anthony, Commander resigned
secretary
1997-09-14
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BURY, Ralph James, Lieutenant Colonel resigned
director
1997-06-09
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RUSSELL, James Cecil Cumine appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 64 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1971-03-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

4 Saint James Square

London

SW1Y 4JU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-11

Last: 2025-06-27