4 SITE HOMES (SE) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04531338 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-10
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-23.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 22.9y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £23,276
Net assets shrinking
Down £34,125 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£23k
↓ 315% YoY
Current Assets
£81
↓ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£23k-£4k£15k£34k£54k£73kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-21.3k£13.5k
Current assets£81£72.9k
Cash—£5.4k
Debtors£81£67.5k
Net assets£-23.3k£10.8k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2022-12-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2022-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2017-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2013-09-23
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    Charge satisfied #4
  16. 2013-09-23
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    Charge satisfied #3
  17. 2012-12-27
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Technical & General Guarantee Company Sa
  18. 2012-12-27
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Technical & General Guarantee Company S.A.
  19. 2012-04-02
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2008-07-31
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    BOWLES, David Clement resigned
    director
  21. 2008-03-31
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    GOZNA, Mark Robert resigned
    director
  22. 2003-06-07
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  23. 2003-06-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  24. 2002-09-16
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-09-16
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2002-09-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 4 SITE HOMES (SE) LIMITED
  27. 2002-09-10
    ➕
    THAKE, Rachel Ann appointed
    secretary
  28. 2002-09-10
    ➕
    THAKE, Richard David appointed
    director
  29. 2002-09-10
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-09-10
    ➕
    BOWLES, David Clement appointed
    director
  31. 2002-09-10
    ➕
    GOZNA, Mark Robert appointed
    director
  32. 2002-09-10
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED 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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — 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 59. 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 24 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard David Thake
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Rachel Ann Thake
Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-09-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

Hillcrest Bardown Road
Stonegate
Wadhurst
East Sussex
TN5 7EJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

THAKE, Rachel Ann→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THAKE, Richard David→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-10 · resigned 2002-09-16
Resigned
BOWLES, David Clement→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-09-10 · resigned 2008-07-31
Resigned
GOZNA, Mark Robert→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-09-10 · resigned 2008-03-31
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-10 · resigned 2002-09-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Technical & General Guarantee Company Sa
Deed of assignment1 property27/12/201223/09/2013
satisfied
Technical & General Guarantee Company S.A.
Legal charge over cash sum1 property27/12/201223/09/2013
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Deed of charge over credit balances1 property07/06/2003—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property07/06/200302/04/2012
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Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-12-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-04