4 RENT PROPERTIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04985317 · ltd · incorporated 2003-12-04
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£136.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 73). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 21.7y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
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
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £136,161
Cash draining
Cash down 78% YoY
Cash YoY
-78%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£23k
↓ 78% YoY
Net Worth
£136k
↑ 7.0% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↓ 78% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£27k£54k£82k£109k£136kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£562.6k£645.7k
Current assets£23.9k£107.0k
Cash£23.3k£106.4k
Debtors£589£543
Net assets£136.2k£127.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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 (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-08
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  5. 2025-06-16
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  6. 2024-06-26
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  7. 2023-08-11
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  8. 2023-08-11
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  9. 2023-08-11
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  10. 2023-06-06
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  11. 2022-08-10
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    HASHEMI, Michael resigned
    director
  12. 2022-08-10
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  13. 2022-07-15
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  14. 2021-07-30
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  15. 2021-02-15
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  16. 2021-02-15
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  17. 2021-02-15
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    Charge satisfied #6
  18. 2021-02-15
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    Charge satisfied #4
  19. 2020-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  20. 2019-11-27
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  21. 2018-11-23
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  22. 2018-06-01
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    Charge satisfied #5
  23. 2016-11-28
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    Charge satisfied #2
  24. 2016-11-07
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    Charge satisfied #7
  25. 2015-10-08
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    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 2007-12-17
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    Charge satisfied #3
  27. 2007-12-13
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Paragon Mortgages Limited
  28. 2007-11-20
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Paragon Mortgages Limited
  29. 2007-04-20
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  30. 2006-02-28
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Capital Home Loans Limited
  31. 2005-03-17
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Norwich and Peterborough Building Society
  32. 2004-11-19
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Capital Home Loans Limited
  33. 2004-09-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Mortgage Trust Limited
  34. 2004-03-26
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    RICHER, Paul Gary resigned
    director
  35. 2003-12-04
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    Company incorporated
    As 4 RENT PROPERTIES LIMITED
  36. 2003-12-04
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    RANFORD, Peter William appointed
    secretary
  37. 2003-12-04
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    RANFORD, Peter William appointed
    director
  38. 2003-12-04
    ➕
    TAPLIN, Colin John appointed
    director
  39. 2003-12-04
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    APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 2003-12-04
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    APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 2003-12-04
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    HASHEMI, Michael appointed
    director
  42. 2003-12-04
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    RICHER, Paul Gary appointed
    director
  43. 2003-12-04
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    APEX NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  44. 2003-12-04
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    APEX NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +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 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colin John Taplin
Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/08/2022
Mr Peter William Ranford
Individual · British · DOB 03/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/08/2022

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
Incorporated2003-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

12 Arundel Avenue
Morden
SM4 4DP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

RANFORD, Peter William→
secretary · appointed 2003-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RANFORD, Peter William→
director · ~73y · appointed 2003-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAPLIN, Colin John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-12-04 · resigned 2003-12-04
Resigned
HASHEMI, Michael→
director · ~75y · appointed 2003-12-04 · resigned 2022-08-10
Resigned
RICHER, Paul Gary→
director · ~70y · appointed 2003-12-04 · resigned 2004-03-26
Resigned
APEX NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-12-04 · resigned 2003-12-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
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Outstanding
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Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Paragon
Paragon Mortgages Limited
Legal charge1 property13/12/200707/11/2016
satisfied
Paragon
Paragon Mortgages Limited
Legal charge1 property20/11/200715/02/2021
satisfied
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
Mortgage1 property20/04/200701/06/2018
satisfied
Capital Home Loans
Capital Home Loans Limited
Deed of charge1 property28/02/200615/02/2021
satisfied
Norwich and Peterborough Building Society
Mortgage deed1 property17/03/200517/12/2007
satisfied
Capital Home Loans
Capital Home Loans Limited
Deed of charge1 property19/11/200428/11/2016
satisfied
Mortgage Trust
Mortgage Trust Limited
Legal charge1 property10/09/200408/10/2015

Recent filings (82 total)

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
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officers · TM01
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