4 PLAN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03900329 · ltd · incorporated 1999-12-29
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71121Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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 (76/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
80 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,091
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,063 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 82% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 57% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£2k£4k£5k£6kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£1.8k£6.9k
Current assets£1.8k£4.2k
Net assets£1.1k£6.2k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-03
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  3. 2025-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-20
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  8. 2022-10-12
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2022-10-12
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2022-10-10
    📄
    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  11. 2022-10-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-10-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-03-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-04-23
    ➖
    GRAYSHAN, John Derek resigned
    secretary
  19. 2001-12-31
    ➖
    JACKSON, Bryan William resigned
    secretary
  20. 2000-10-04
    ➕
    GRAYSHAN, John Derek appointed
    secretary
  21. 2000-10-04
    ➖
    JACKSON, Anna resigned
    director
  22. 1999-12-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4 PLAN LIMITED
  23. 1999-12-29
    ➕
    JACKSON, Bryan William appointed
    director
  24. 1999-12-29
    ➕
    JACKSON, Bryan William appointed
    secretary
  25. 1999-12-29
    ➕
    VIBRANS, Philip Charles appointed
    nominee-secretary
  26. 1999-12-29
    ➖
    VIBRANS, Philip Charles resigned
    nominee-secretary
  27. 1999-12-29
    ➕
    JACKSON, Anna appointed
    director
  28. 1999-12-29
    ➕
    DAVENPORT CREDIT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1999-12-29
    ➖
    DAVENPORT CREDIT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — 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 69. 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 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Bryan William Jackson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1957 · age 69
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-12-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

Initial Business Centre
Wilson Business Park
Manchester
M40 8WN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

JACKSON, Bryan William→
director · ~69y · appointed 1999-12-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAYSHAN, John Derek→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-04 · resigned 2012-04-23
Resigned
JACKSON, Bryan William→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-29 · resigned 2001-12-31
Resigned
VIBRANS, Philip Charles→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-12-29 · resigned 1999-12-29
Resigned
JACKSON, Anna→
director · ~72y · appointed 1999-12-29 · resigned 2000-10-04
Resigned
DAVENPORT CREDIT LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-12-29 · resigned 1999-12-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-12-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-10-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-10-12
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2022-10-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-04