4 THE FUTURE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03603481 · ltd · incorporated 1998-07-24

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

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£59.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

63990Other information service activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

62 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £59,547

Net assets shrinking

Down £5,871 YoY

Cash YoY

-23%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£30k

↓ 23% YoY

Net Worth

£60k

↓ 9.0% YoY

Current Assets

£61k

↓ 13% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£59.5k	£65.4k
Current assets	£61.1k	£70.6k
Cash	£29.9k	£39.0k
Debtors	£31.2k	£31.6k
Net assets	£59.5k	£65.4k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-11-20
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2023-11-10
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2022-09-16
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2021-11-29
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2020-09-23
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2019-11-25
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2018-11-05
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2017-10-26
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2016-10-03
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2015-11-09
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2015-07-27
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annual-return · AR01
2014-10-20
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2013-10-11
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1998-07-24
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Company incorporated
As 4 THE FUTURE LIMITED
1998-07-24
➕
BOYDELL, Karen Elizabeth appointed
secretary
1998-07-24
➕
BOYDELL, Anthony Dominic appointed
director
1998-07-24
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-07-24
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-07-24
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LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1998-07-24
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LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Anthony Dominic Boydell Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Karen Elizabeth Boydell Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1998-07-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Appleton House

Glebe Road

Newent

Gloucestershire

GL18 1BJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-07

Last: 2025-07-24

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BOYDELL, Karen Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 1998-07-24

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Active

BOYDELL, Anthony Dominic→

director · ~59y · appointed 1998-07-24

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Active

LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-07-24 · resigned 1998-07-24

Resigned

LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-07-24 · resigned 1998-07-24

Resigned

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