4OUR SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06380589 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-25
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£568
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £568

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£568
↑ 109% YoY
Current Assets
£97k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£6k£15k£35k£56k£77k£97kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£3.0k£-3.8k
Current assets£97.3k£83.6k
Net assets£568£-6.2k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-16
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    address · AD01
  4. 2023-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2021-10-26
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  7. 2020-10-30
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  8. 2019-10-15
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  9. 2018-09-28
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  10. 2017-10-31
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  11. 2017-05-02
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2017-05-02
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2017-04-28
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    DENTON, Christopher Lee appointed
    director
  14. 2017-04-28
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    MARSHMENT, Neal Jon resigned
    director
  15. 2016-10-30
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2009-02-04
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    MACHAN, Martin William resigned
    director
  17. 2009-02-04
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    MARSHMENT, Neal Jon appointed
    director
  18. 2008-11-18
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2008-09-05
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    MACHAN, Martin William appointed
    director
  20. 2008-09-05
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  21. 2007-09-25
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    Company incorporated
    As 4OUR SERVICES LIMITED
  22. 2007-09-25
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2007-09-25
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Lee Denton
Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares28/04/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Neal Jon Marshmentceased 28/04/2017· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2007-09-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

The Counting House
9 High Street
Tring
Herts
HP23 5TE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

DENTON, Christopher Lee→
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-09-25 · resigned 2008-11-18
Resigned
MACHAN, Martin William→
director · ~71y · appointed 2008-09-05 · resigned 2009-02-04
Resigned
MARSHMENT, Neal Jon→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-02-04 · resigned 2017-04-28
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-09-25 · resigned 2008-09-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
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accounts · AA
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-12