4X4 TYRES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04533065 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2023
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (38/100).
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Refinance opportunity
11 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 14.1y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 48/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
127 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 2100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-01➖COWLES, Jonathan Robert resigneddirector
- 2024-07-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-12📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-05-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-05-01➕MITCHELL, Graham appointeddirector
- 2024-01-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-01-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-01-12📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-01-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-01-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-01-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-01➕GORING, Will James Frederick appointedsecretary
- 2023-12-01➕GORING, Will James Frederick appointeddirector
- 2023-12-01➕COWLES, Jonathan Robert appointeddirector
- 2023-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30➖HADLEY, Lee David resignedsecretary
- 2023-11-30➖HADLEY, Lee David resigneddirector
- 2023-11-30➖THOMPSON, Daniel Lee resigneddirector
- 2023-11-01📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-11-01📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-11-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-11-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-10-19🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2023-10-19🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2023-10-19🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2022-03-23🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2022-03-23🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2021-03-16🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2019-06-07🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2019-05-21🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2019-03-10🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-03-15🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2016-06-28🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2016-06-28🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2016-06-09🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2014-01-10🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2013-12-13🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2013-12-13🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2013-12-13🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2013-12-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2013-05-16➖HAYNES, Robert David resigneddirector
- 2013-02-04➕THOMPSON, Daniel Lee appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 64 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Micheldever Tyre Services Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Micheldever Tyre Services Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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4X4 TYRES LIMITED
This company · 04533065
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Micheldever Tyre Services Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/12/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Leap Holdings (Uk) Limitedceased 30/11/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Tg Trading (Uk) Limitedceased 16/12/2020· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2CL COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED→ 03793390 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| 3D MTO HOLDINGS LTD→ 16552156 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 CENTURY WINE LTD→ 16139256 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 99TH CENTURY PRODUCTS LIMITED→ 15979504 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A & E DIESELS LTD→ 13650255 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| A HANDMADE'S TALE LTD→ 16730337 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A.G. AXTON & SONS (WHOLESALE) LIMITED→ 04631777 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| A&A ORGANISATION LIMITED→ 11196311 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ABBEY FIXINGS LTD→ 12359554 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ABHB LTD→ 16719427 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABITECH SYSTEMS LIMITED→ 04394134 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| ABJ MINIMIX LIMITED→ 05036864 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
Micheldever Station
Winchester
Hants
SO21 3AP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12
Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)
GORING, Will James Frederick→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GORING, Will James Frederick→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MITCHELL, Graham→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HADLEY, Lee David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-09-12 · resigned 2023-11-30
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-12 · resigned 2002-09-12
COWLES, Jonathan Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-12-01 · resigned 2024-10-01
HADLEY, Lee David→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2002-09-12 · resigned 2023-11-30
HAYNES, Robert David→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2002-09-12 · resigned 2013-05-16
LAWRENCE, Mark Berry→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2002-09-12 · resigned 2003-06-13
THOMPSON, Daniel Lee→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2013-02-04 · resigned 2023-11-30
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-12 · resigned 2002-09-12
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Mortgages & charges
11
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:11 of 11 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/05/2019 | 16/03/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/03/2019 | 19/10/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/03/2017 | 19/10/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/06/2016 | 07/06/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/06/2016 | 23/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/06/2016 | 23/03/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/01/2014 | 19/10/2023 | |
| satisfied | The Trustees of Top Gear Trading Ssas The Trustees of Top Gear Trading Limited Ssas | Debenture | 1 property | 17/01/2013 | 13/12/2013 | |
| satisfied | Daniel Lee Thompson | Debenture | 1 property | 03/07/2012 | 13/12/2013 | |
| satisfied | Mr Robert David Haynes | Debenture | 1 property | 01/05/2012 | 13/12/2013 | |
| satisfied | Mr Lee David Hadley | Debenture | 1 property | 01/05/2012 | 13/12/2013 |
Recent filings (127 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-12
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-07-12
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-01-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-12
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-01-12