4GC LTD

💤Zombieactive
03254282 · ltd · incorporated 1996-09-24
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
£0
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-31
Total assets£0
Current assets£0
Net assets£0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-02
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    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-04-28
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    GOSLING, Maria Luisa resigned
    director
  4. 2025-04-28
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    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-11-26
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  6. 2023-11-27
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  7. 2022-11-26
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  8. 2021-11-28
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  9. 2020-11-22
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  10. 2019-11-23
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  11. 2018-11-26
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  12. 2017-11-23
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  13. 2016-11-25
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  14. 2015-11-27
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  15. 2015-10-14
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  16. 2014-11-24
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  17. 2014-04-17
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    GOSLING, Uta Gunhild resigned
    director
  18. 1997-05-19
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    GOSLING, Uta Gunhild appointed
    director
  19. 1996-09-24
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    Company incorporated
    As 4GC LTD
  20. 1996-09-24
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    GOSLING, Gregory appointed
    secretary
  21. 1996-09-24
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    GOSLING, Gregory appointed
    director
  22. 1996-09-24
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    GOSLING, Maria Luisa appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Greg Gosling
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 12/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares24/09/2016

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
Incorporated1996-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

50 Randall Drive
Toddington
Bedfordshire
LU5 6FE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last: 2025-09-24

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

GOSLING, Gregory→
secretary · appointed 1996-09-24
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Active
GOSLING, Gregory→
director · ~65y · appointed 1996-09-24
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Active
GOSLING, Maria Luisa→
director · ~63y · appointed 1996-09-24 · resigned 2025-04-28
Resigned
GOSLING, Uta Gunhild→
director · ~90y · appointed 1997-05-19 · resigned 2014-04-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-28
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-07-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-23