4 PROPERTY MATTERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05016703 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-15
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
60 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2025-05-31
Average employees1

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-10-31
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    GRUNDY, Christopher Michael resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-10-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-11-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2017-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2005-09-30
    ➕
    SWALES, Sean Jonathan appointed
    director
  18. 2005-09-30
    ➕
    GRUNDY, Christopher Michael appointed
    secretary
  19. 2005-09-30
    ➖
    SWALES, Sean Jonathan resigned
    secretary
  20. 2005-09-30
    ➖
    WHITE, Alan Lucas resigned
    director
  21. 2004-02-02
    ➕
    SWALES, Sean Jonathan appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-02-02
    ➕
    WHITE, Alan Lucas appointed
    director
  23. 2004-01-20
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-01-20
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2004-01-15
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    Company incorporated
    As 4 PROPERTY MATTERS LIMITED
  26. 2004-01-15
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2004-01-15
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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.)

Group structure

Rotolok (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Rotolok (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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4 PROPERTY MATTERS LIMITED
This company · 05016703

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Rotolok (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/06/2025
Mr Aidan Ryan Mccauley
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-01-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

1 Millennium Place
Tiverton Business Park
Tiverton
EX16 6SB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

SWALES, Sean Jonathan→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRUNDY, Christopher Michael→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-30 · resigned 2025-10-31
Resigned
SWALES, Sean Jonathan→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-02 · resigned 2005-09-30
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-15 · resigned 2004-01-20
Resigned
WHITE, Alan Lucas→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-02-02 · resigned 2005-09-30
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-15 · resigned 2004-01-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-01-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-16