4SURE SOLUTIONS LTD
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 19.3y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £212.5k | £249.7k |
| Current assets | £901.2k | £450.2k |
| Cash | £156.6k | £100.3k |
| Debtors | £614.7k | £189.9k |
| Net assets | £182.7k | £138.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-04📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-04📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-09-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-09-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-18✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-04📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-10-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-24➖HORRIGAN, Toby Lee resigneddirector
- 2019-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-01➖WAGSTAFF, Graham Alfred resigneddirector
- 2015-01-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2007-12-16➕WAGSTAFF, Gary Antony appointeddirector
- 2007-12-16➕WAGSTAFF, Graham Alfred appointeddirector
- 2007-01-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2006-12-15🏢Company incorporatedAs 4SURE SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2006-12-15➕JENKINSON, Karen Louise appointedsecretary
- 2006-12-15➕HORRIGAN, Toby Lee appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanGroup structure
4sure Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4sure Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 22/01/2007 | 20/01/2015 |