FOUR WOODS LIMITED

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05130614 · ltd · incorporated 2004-05-18
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-145.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of office and shop furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 31020SIC 31020
  • 31090Manufacture of other furniture
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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 (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 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 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £145,404
Cash YoY
+21%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↑ 21% YoY
Net Worth
-£145k
↓ 4.8% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£145k-£113k-£81k-£49k-£17k£15kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-145.4k£-138.7k
Current assets£15.4k£13.6k
Cash£1.8k£1.5k
Debtors—£89
Net assets£-145.4k£-138.7k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-20
    ➖
    WOODS, Kimberley resigned
    secretary
  9. 2021-05-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2020-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-31
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    officers · AP03
  15. 2016-10-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2016-10-21
    ➖
    WOODS, Francene Marie resigned
    secretary
  17. 2016-10-21
    ➕
    WOODS, Kimberley appointed
    secretary
  18. 2016-10-21
    ➖
    WOODS, Francene Marie resigned
    director
  19. 2004-05-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FOUR WOODS LIMITED
  20. 2004-05-18
    ➕
    WOODS, Simon Paul appointed
    director
  21. 2004-05-18
    ➕
    WOODS, Francene Marie appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-05-18
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-05-18
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-05-18
    ➕
    WOODS, Francene Marie appointed
    director
  25. 2004-05-18
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2004-05-18
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WOODS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 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 22 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Paul Woods
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/05/2017

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
Incorporated2004-05-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31010 — Manufacture of office and shop furniture

Registered office

Unit E Bolingbrook Road Fusion Way
Fairfield Ind Est
Louth
Lincolnshire
LN11 0WA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-16
Last: 2026-06-02

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

WOODS, Simon Paul→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-05-18
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Active
WOODS, Francene Marie→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-18 · resigned 2016-10-21
Resigned
WOODS, Kimberley→
secretary · appointed 2016-10-21 · resigned 2021-05-20
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-05-18 · resigned 2004-05-18
Resigned
WOODS, Francene Marie→
director · ~54y · appointed 2004-05-18 · resigned 2016-10-21
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-05-18 · resigned 2004-05-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-05-20