4EVERWOOD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06174233 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-21

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£-9.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Joinery installation

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

46 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £9,612

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£10k

Current Assets

£8k

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£-7.2k	—
Current assets	£8.1k	—
Net assets	£-9.6k	—
Average employees	—	200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-09-26
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2019-12-17
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2019-04-02
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address · AD01
2018-12-18
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2016-04-08
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2007-03-21
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Company incorporated
As 4EVERWOOD LIMITED
2007-03-21
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PORTER, Nanette Tracey appointed
secretary
2007-03-21
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PORTER, Melvyn G appointed
director
2007-03-21
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PORTER, Nanette Tracey appointed
director
2007-03-21
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-03-21
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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2007-03-21
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
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2007-03-21
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

84/100

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

64/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-14

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Melvyn G Porter Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2007-03-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

Union Suite The Union Building

51-59 Rose Lane

Norwich

NR1 1BY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-14OVERDUE

Last: 2025-03-31

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

PORTER, Nanette Tracey→

secretary · appointed 2007-03-21

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Active

PORTER, Melvyn G→

director · ~59y · appointed 2007-03-21

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Active

PORTER, Nanette Tracey→

director · ~57y · appointed 2007-03-21

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Active

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-03-21 · resigned 2007-03-21

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-03-21 · resigned 2007-03-21

Resigned

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