4 SITE ELECTRICAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04355607 · ltd · incorporated 2002-01-18
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£546
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
67 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 £546

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£546
Current Assets
£24k
Current Liabilities
£0£5k£10k£14k£19k£24kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£12.6k
Current assets£24.1k
Net assets£546
Average employees200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-20
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-19
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  4. 2022-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-11-26
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-12-11
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-11-06
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  10. 2017-01-11
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-12-28
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    accounts · AA01
  12. 2016-02-17
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  13. 2015-11-03
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-02-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-01-09
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2006-03-01
    RICE, Michelle Lynn appointed
    secretary
  17. 2006-03-01
    BREWSTER, Angeline resigned
    secretary
  18. 2005-02-02
    MOORE, Graeme Richard resigned
    director
  19. 2004-11-01
    RICE, Anthony Michael appointed
    director
  20. 2002-03-19
    BREWSTER, Angeline appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-03-19
    MOORE, Graeme Richard appointed
    director
  22. 2002-01-23
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-01-23
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2002-01-18
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    Company incorporated
    As 4 SITE ELECTRICAL LIMITED
  25. 2002-01-18
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-01-18
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — 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 61. 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 Anthony Michael Rice
Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61
5075%
50-75% shares18/01/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-01-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

C/O B B K Accountants Ltd
4a Roman Road Eastham
London
E6 3RX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

RICE, Michelle Lynn
secretary · appointed 2006-03-01
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Active
RICE, Anthony Michael
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-11-01
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Active
BREWSTER, Angeline
secretary · appointed 2002-03-19 · resigned 2006-03-01
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-01-18 · resigned 2002-01-23
Resigned
MOORE, Graeme Richard
director · ~51y · appointed 2002-03-19 · resigned 2005-02-02
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-01-18 · resigned 2002-01-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-07