4TH CORNER LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04910421 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-24
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 18.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£49.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.6y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £48,952
Cash YoY
+8%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£16k
↑ 8.3% YoY
Net Worth
£49k
↑ 2043% YoY
Current Assets
£430k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £343.9k | £338.3k |
| Current assets | £429.5k | £382.9k |
| Cash | £16.0k | £14.8k |
| Debtors | £413.5k | £368.1k |
| Net assets | £49.0k | £2.3k |
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.
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 (38 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-01-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-03-24📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-03-24📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-06-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2014-02-10➕RANSOM, Amanda Kathleen appointeddirector
- 2011-06-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2009-09-01➖RANSOM, Amanda Kathleen resignedsecretary
- 2009-09-01➖RANSOM, Amanda Kathleen resigneddirector
- 2007-11-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2007-04-24➕RANSOM, Amanda Kathleen appointedsecretary
- 2007-04-24➖RANSOM, Rosanna resignedsecretary
- 2007-04-24➕RANSOM, Amanda Kathleen appointeddirector
- 2004-07-01➖RANSOM, Julian William Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2004-07-01➕RANSOM, Rosanna appointedsecretary
- 2004-07-01➖BRADSHAW, Patrick Julian resigneddirector
- 2004-07-01➖RANSOM, Julian William Andrew resigneddirector
- 2003-09-24🏢Company incorporatedAs 4TH CORNER LIMITED
- 2003-09-24➕RANSOM, Julian William Andrew appointeddirector
- 2003-09-24➕RANSOM, Julian William Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2003-09-24➕LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-09-24➖LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-09-24➕BRADSHAW, Patrick Julian appointeddirector
- 2003-09-24➕RANSOM, Julian William Andrew appointeddirector
- 2003-09-24➕LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-09-24➖LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Julian William Andrew Ransom Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Amanda Kathleen Ransom Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/04/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities
Registered office
The Colin Sanders Innovation Centre
Mewburn Road
Banbury
OX16 9PA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28
Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)
RANSOM, Amanda Kathleen→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2014-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RANSOM, Julian William Andrew→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2003-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RANSOM, Amanda Kathleen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-04-24 · resigned 2009-09-01
RANSOM, Julian William Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-09-24 · resigned 2004-07-01
RANSOM, Rosanna→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-07-01 · resigned 2007-04-24
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-24 · resigned 2003-09-24
BRADSHAW, Patrick Julian→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2003-09-24 · resigned 2004-07-01
RANSOM, Amanda Kathleen→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2007-04-24 · resigned 2009-09-01
RANSOM, Julian William Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2003-09-24 · resigned 2004-07-01
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-24 · resigned 2003-09-24
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/06/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 05/11/2007 | 24/06/2011 |
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Recent filings (73 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-03-25