4 DENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04263441 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-02

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

£5

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45200

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

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

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

57 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 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £5

Net assets shrinking

Down £231 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£5

↓ 98% YoY

Current Assets

£11k

↓ 21% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£5	£236
Current assets	£10.9k	£13.8k
Net assets	£5	£236

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-12-17
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2024-11-18
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2023-12-15
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accounts · AA
2022-09-28
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accounts · AA
2021-11-23
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accounts · AA
2020-11-25
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accounts · AA
2019-12-23
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accounts · AA
2018-10-11
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accounts · AA
2018-06-01
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officers · TM02
2018-05-31
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TAYLER BRADSHAW LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2018-05-31
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KAVANAGH, Shirley resigned
secretary
2018-05-31
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officers · AP04
2017-11-16
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accounts · AA
2017-08-03
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2017-08-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2016-11-25
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accounts · AA
2015-11-04
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accounts · AA
2001-08-02
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Company incorporated
As 4 DENTS LIMITED
2001-08-02
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KAVANAGH, Stephen James appointed
director
2001-08-02
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HICKEY, Patrick Julian appointed
secretary
2001-08-02
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HICKEY, Patrick Julian resigned
secretary
2001-08-02
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KAVANAGH, Shirley appointed
secretary

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 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 candidate

Strong 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

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
Mrs Shirley Olwen Kavanagh Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mr Stephen James Kavanagh Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	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

Incorporated2001-08-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Tayler Bradshaw

Cambridge House 16 High Street

Saffron Walden

Essex

CB10 1AX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-16

Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

TAYLER BRADSHAW LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-05-31

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Active

KAVANAGH, Stephen James→

director · ~63y · appointed 2001-08-02

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Active

HICKEY, Patrick Julian→

secretary · appointed 2001-08-02 · resigned 2001-08-02

Resigned

KAVANAGH, Shirley→

secretary · appointed 2001-08-02 · resigned 2018-05-31

Resigned

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