4 POINT FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04558515 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-09
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£46.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
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 (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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
62 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £46,542

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£47k
↑ 145% YoY
Current Assets
£117k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£23k£47k£70k£93k£117kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£46.5k£19.0k
Current assets£116.8k£85.5k
Net assets£46.5k£19.0k

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

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-22
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  2. 2024-07-23
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  3. 2023-07-31
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  4. 2022-07-31
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  5. 2021-07-30
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  6. 2020-08-31
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  7. 2019-07-31
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  8. 2018-03-23
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  9. 2017-01-25
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  10. 2016-04-15
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  11. 2015-10-15
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  13. 2014-12-22
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  15. 2013-12-19
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  16. 2005-11-01
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    secretary
  17. 2005-11-01
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    GREASLEY, Charles resigned
    secretary
  18. 2005-11-01
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    GREASLEY, Lawrence resigned
    director
  19. 2003-01-14
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    GREASLEY, Lawrence appointed
    director
  20. 2002-12-13
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    SCOTT, Adrian resigned
    director
  21. 2002-10-09
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    Company incorporated
    As 4 POINT FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
  22. 2002-10-09
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    GREASLEY, Charles Curtis appointed
    director
  23. 2002-10-09
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    GREASLEY, Charles appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-10-09
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    SCOTT, Adrian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.

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 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Charles Curtis Greasley
Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares09/10/2016

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
Incorporated2002-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

17 Upper Aughton Road
Birkdale
Southport
Merseyside
PR8 5NA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

GREASLEY, Jason→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-01
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Active
GREASLEY, Charles Curtis→
director · ~54y · appointed 2002-10-09
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Active
GREASLEY, Charles→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-09 · resigned 2005-11-01
Resigned
GREASLEY, Lawrence→
director · ~82y · appointed 2003-01-14 · resigned 2005-11-01
Resigned
SCOTT, Adrian→
director · ~67y · appointed 2002-10-09 · resigned 2002-12-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

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2025-07-22
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2024-10-11
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2024-07-23
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2022-07-31
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2021-10-09
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2021-07-30
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2020-10-20
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2020-08-31
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2019-10-14
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2019-07-31
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