4 SEASONS (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06269159 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-05

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

£-9.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 47760

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

53 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £9,203

Cash YoY

+210%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£14k

↑ 210% YoY

Net Worth

-£9k

↑ 41% YoY

Current Assets

£20k

↑ 118% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£-8.8k	£-15.0k
Current assets	£19.9k	£9.1k
Cash	£14.3k	£4.6k
Debtors	£4.3k	£3.0k
Net assets	£-9.2k	£-15.6k

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

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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 (24 events)Click to expand

2025-08-27
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2024-09-04
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2023-10-09
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accounts · AA
2022-10-28
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accounts · AA
2022-03-25
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accounts · AA
2021-06-08
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accounts · AA
2019-12-02
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accounts · AA
2019-01-22
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address · AD01
2018-12-05
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accounts · AA
2018-03-09
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accounts · AA
2016-11-11
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accounts · AA
2016-06-23
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annual-return · AR01
2016-03-14
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accounts · AA
2015-06-05
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2015-06-05
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officers · CH03
2015-06-05
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officers · CH01
2007-06-05
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Company incorporated
As 4 SEASONS (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED
2007-06-05
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FORD, Matthew appointed
secretary
2007-06-05
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FORD, Louise Bourdas appointed
director
2007-06-05
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FORD, Matthew appointed
director
2007-06-05
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SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-06-05
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SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-06-05
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WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2007-06-05
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WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

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.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Louise Bourdas Ford Individual · British · DOB 02/1982 · age 44	75–100%	—	75-100% 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

Incorporated2007-06-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47760 — SIC 47760

Registered office

The Studio

58 Boroughbridge Road

Knaresborough

North Yorkshire

HG5 0NA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-19

Last: 2025-06-05

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

FORD, Matthew→

secretary · appointed 2007-06-05

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Active

FORD, Louise Bourdas→

director · ~44y · appointed 2007-06-05

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Active

FORD, Matthew→

director · ~52y · appointed 2007-06-05

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Active

SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-06-05 · resigned 2007-06-05

Resigned

WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-06-05 · resigned 2007-06-05

Resigned

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