4&8 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06857458 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-24
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
£-25.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (73/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £25,163

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£25k
↑ 5.1% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 179% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£27k-£21k-£15k-£9k-£3k£3kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£2.9k£1.5k
Current assets£2.7k£965
Net assets£-25.2k£-26.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2009-03-24
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    Company incorporated
    As 4&8 LIMITED
  17. 2009-03-24
    ➕
    GOMEZ, Pamela Josephine appointed
    secretary
  18. 2009-03-24
    ➕
    LOGAN, Andrew Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. 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 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Alexander Logan
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
50–75%
—50-75% shares24/03/2017
Ms Pamela Josephine Gomez
Individual · Malaysian · DOB 03/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares24/03/2017

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
Incorporated2009-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

10 Esmond Road
London
W4 1JQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GOMEZ, Pamela Josephine→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-24
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Active
LOGAN, Andrew Alexander→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-03-24
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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-08