4 KINGS SECURITY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04312710 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-29
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£954.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £954,191

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£78k
Net Worth
£954k
Current Assets
£980k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-30
Total assets£954.2k
Current assets£979.6k
Cash£78.0k
Debtors£901.6k
Net assets£954.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2026-01-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-09-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-07-25
    ➖
    MCCARTHY, Victoria Jane resigned
    secretary
  6. 2024-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2024-01-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2023-10-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-10-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-11-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2017-11-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2001-10-29
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    Company incorporated
    As 4 KINGS SECURITY LIMITED
  20. 2001-10-29
    ➕
    KING, Daniel David appointed
    director
  21. 2001-10-29
    ➕
    MCCARTHY, Victoria Jane appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-10-29
    ➕
    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2001-10-29
    ➖
    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2001-10-29
    ➕
    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2001-10-29
    ➖
    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KING" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daniel David King
Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Victoria Jane Mccarthy-Kingceased 25/07/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Daniel David Kingceased 30/10/2023· 50-75% shares
  • Ms Victoria Jane Mccarthyceased 30/10/2023· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2001-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

51a Whyteleafe Road
Caterham
Surrey
CR3 5EG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

KING, Daniel David→
director · ~51y · appointed 2001-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCARTHY, Victoria Jane→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-29 · resigned 2025-07-25
Resigned
ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-10-29 · resigned 2001-10-29
Resigned
ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2001-10-29 · resigned 2001-10-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-06
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-22