4 EVERY 1 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06660239 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-30

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 Jul 2024

Net worth

£-386.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46160

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47710Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 2 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 (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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 £386,878

Cash YoY

+2%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£23k

↑ 2.4% YoY

Net Worth

-£387k

↓ 12% YoY

Current Assets

£35k

↓ 10% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-07-31	2023-07-31
Total assets	£-386.9k	£-345.2k
Current assets	£35.4k	£39.5k
Cash	£22.7k	£22.1k
Net assets	£-386.9k	£-345.2k

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

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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

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-04-23
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officers · TM01
2025-11-30
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HAO, Jian resigned
director
2025-10-25
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-01-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
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dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-10-08
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officers · AP01
2022-10-04
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-10-03
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HAO, Jian appointed
director
2021-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-04
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officers · TM01
2020-02-28
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PENG, Xinran resigned
director
2019-07-11
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accounts · AAMD
2019-07-11
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accounts · AAMD
2019-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-05-01
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PENG, Xinran appointed
director
2013-05-14
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XIE, Zhonghuan appointed
director
2013-05-14
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BADEMCI, Abdullah resigned
secretary
2013-05-14
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BADEMCI, Abdullah resigned
director
2008-07-30
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Company incorporated
As 4 EVERY 1 LIMITED
2008-07-30
➕
BADEMCI, Abdullah appointed
secretary
2008-07-30
➕
BADEMCI, Abdullah appointed
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

68/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
Mr Zhonghuan Xie Individual · Chinese · DOB 05/1984 · age 42	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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4Q BRANDS UK LTD→ 16158829 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
4REAL OFFICIAL LTD→ 15375919 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-07-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46160 — SIC 46160

Registered office

90 Roding Road

London

E6 6LS

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-30

Last: 2025-05-16

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

XIE, Zhonghuan→

director · ~42y · appointed 2013-05-14

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Active

BADEMCI, Abdullah→

secretary · appointed 2008-07-30 · resigned 2013-05-14

Resigned

BADEMCI, Abdullah→

director · ~50y · appointed 2008-07-30 · resigned 2013-05-14

Resigned

HAO, Jian→

director · ~51y · appointed 2022-10-03 · resigned 2025-11-30

Resigned

PENG, Xinran→

director · ~35y · appointed 2016-05-01 · resigned 2020-02-28

Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

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officers · TM01

2026-04-23

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2025-10-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-10-23

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-05-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-07-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-30

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2023-01-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-01-10

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)

2022-11-08

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-10-08

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2022-10-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-22