4 SITE DESIGN LTD.
💤Zombieactive
04229660 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-06
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 98000Residents property management
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.4y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-17🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2024-12-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-11-29🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2024-11-29🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2024-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-12-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-11-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hampshire Trust Bank PLC (Crn: 01311315)
- 2019-11-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hampshire Trust Bank PLC (Crn: 01311315)
- 2019-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-18➕KEARNEY, Daniel Jake appointedsecretary
- 2015-01-07➖KEARNEY, William Michael resignedsecretary
- 2001-06-06🏢Company incorporatedAs 4 SITE DESIGN LTD.
- 2001-06-06➕NOUR, Suzanna appointeddirector
- 2001-06-06➕KEARNEY, William Michael appointedsecretary
- 2001-06-06➕FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-06-06➖FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
1 low5 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Suzanna Nour Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% 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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-06-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities
Registered office
126 Dunstable Road
Studham
Dunstable
Bedfordshire
LU6 2QL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last: 2025-05-17
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
KEARNEY, Daniel Jake→
Activesecretary · appointed 2016-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NOUR, Suzanna→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2001-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KEARNEY, William Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-06-06 · resigned 2015-01-07
FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-06-06 · resigned 2001-06-06
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
5
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 17/01/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 29/11/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 29/11/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Hampshire Trust Bank (Crn: 01311315) Hampshire Trust Bank PLC (Crn: 01311315) | A registered charge | — | 27/11/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Hampshire Trust Bank (Crn: 01311315) Hampshire Trust Bank PLC (Crn: 01311315) | A registered charge | 2 properties | 27/11/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (69 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-14