4 CORNERS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04279363 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-30
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
£-42.3k
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
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
70 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)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £42,268

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£42k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£42k-£34k-£25k-£17k-£8k£150Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£-42.3k£-42.1k
Current assets—£150
Net assets£-42.3k£-42.1k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2020-11-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-08-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2016-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-11-10
    ➕
    MOORE, Jeffrey Ian appointed
    secretary
  17. 2010-11-10
    ➖
    WILSON, David Mark resigned
    secretary
  18. 2010-11-10
    ➖
    WILSON, David Mark resigned
    director
  19. 2005-08-30
    ➖
    MOORE, Ian Archibald resigned
    director
  20. 2005-08-29
    ➕
    WILSON, David Mark appointed
    director
  21. 2005-03-01
    ➕
    MOORE, Ian Archibald appointed
    director
  22. 2002-09-25
    ➖
    KAY, Neil Thomas resigned
    director
  23. 2001-09-20
    ➕
    MOORE, Jeffrey Ian appointed
    director
  24. 2001-09-20
    ➕
    WILSON, David Mark appointed
    secretary
  25. 2001-09-20
    ➖
    WHBC NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2001-09-20
    ➕
    KAY, Neil Thomas appointed
    director
  27. 2001-09-20
    ➖
    WHBC NOMINEE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  28. 2001-08-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4 CORNERS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  29. 2001-08-30
    ➕
    WHBC NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2001-08-30
    ➕
    WHBC NOMINEE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — 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 58. 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 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jeffrey Ian Moore
Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/08/2016

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
Incorporated2001-08-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

3 Rookery Court
Marlow
SL7 3HR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

MOORE, Jeffrey Ian→
secretary · appointed 2010-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOORE, Jeffrey Ian→
director · ~58y · appointed 2001-09-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, David Mark→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-20 · resigned 2010-11-10
Resigned
WHBC NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-08-30 · resigned 2001-09-20
Resigned
KAY, Neil Thomas→
director · ~58y · appointed 2001-09-20 · resigned 2002-09-25
Resigned
MOORE, Ian Archibald→
director · ~90y · appointed 2005-03-01 · resigned 2005-08-30
Resigned
WILSON, David Mark→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-08-29 · resigned 2010-11-10
Resigned
WHBC NOMINEE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2001-08-30 · resigned 2001-09-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-29