4CAST SOLUTIONS LTD
🌳Matureactive
04736680 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-16
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£5.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £5,119
Cash YoY
-9%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£6k
↓ 8.6% YoY
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 54% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.1k | £7.9k |
| Current assets | £6.9k | £7.9k |
| Cash | £6.2k | £6.7k |
| Debtors | £722 | £1.1k |
| Net assets | £5.1k | £3.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-05-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2003-04-16🏢Company incorporatedAs 4CAST SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2003-04-16➕WALLIKER, Richard appointedsecretary
- 2003-04-16➕WALLIKER, Cathy Louise appointeddirector
- 2003-04-16➕WALLIKER, Richard appointeddirector
- 2003-04-16➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-04-16➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard William Walliker Individual · British · DOB 10/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
5 Orchid Meadow, Pwllmeyric
Chepstow
Gwent
NP16 6HP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
WALLIKER, Cathy Louise→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2003-04-16
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WALLIKER, Richard→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2003-04-16
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-16 · resigned 2003-04-16
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Recent filings (50 total)
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2025-07-14
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2025-05-18
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2024-09-23
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2024-04-17
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2023-08-14
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2023-04-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2020-07-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-18