4-3-3 LTD
💤Zombieactive
06423807 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-12
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -75% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
53 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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,576
Cash draining
Cash down 75% YoY
Cash YoY
-75%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£550
↓ 75% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 80% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 70% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.7k | £7.8k |
| Current assets | £1.3k | £4.5k |
| Cash | £550 | £2.2k |
| Net assets | £1.6k | £876 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-02-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-02-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-01➖SMITH, Marion resigneddirector
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-08-01➕SMITH, Marion appointeddirector
- 2019-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-08-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-11-01➖HA NOM LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-11-12🏢Company incorporatedAs 4-3-3 LTD
- 2007-11-12➕SMITH, David appointeddirector
- 2007-11-12➕HA NOM LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +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.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Smith Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/02/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Marion Smithceased 01/02/2023· 75-100% shares
- Mr David Smithceased 28/08/2018· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| 1SHARPE LOANS UK LIMITED→ 16491993 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2427 LTD→ 14541341 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 247NETWORK LIMITED→ 13062167 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 36 NT WEST LTD→ 15834922 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 369 SALES & PROMOTIONS LIMITED→ 13324472 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 4946 S LIMITED→ 06614521 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| 5HAW LIMITED→ 08879876 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| 619 PARKING LIMITED→ 16334043 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 7 HILLS BUILDING CO LTD→ 13323526 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 7 HILLS CAR WASH LTD→ 16539569 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-11-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Registered office
4 Laughton Road
Dinnington
Sheffield
S25 2PQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-21
Last: 2026-05-07
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
SMITH, David→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2007-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HA NOM LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-12 · resigned 2009-11-01
SMITH, Marion→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2019-08-01 · resigned 2023-02-01
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Recent filings (53 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18