4MOBILITY LTD

🌳Matureactive
07001380 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-26
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£13.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £13,612
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,801 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£144k
Net Worth
£14k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£272k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£54k£109k£163k£218k£272kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£67.4k£109.8k
Current assets£272.3k£214.8k
Cash£144.2k
Debtors£124.9k
Net assets£13.6k£21.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-24
    HAYTER, Oliver appointed
    director
  3. 2025-04-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-01-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-11-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-12-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-05-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-15
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2021-06-15
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  15. 2021-05-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2021-04-20
    GOODLIFFE, Mel Robert appointed
    director
  17. 2021-04-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-04-16
    HAYTER, Adrian appointed
    director
  19. 2021-04-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2021-04-16
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2021-04-16
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  22. 2020-11-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2016-04-01
    HAYTER, Elizabeth Clare appointed
    director
  24. 2016-04-01
    HAYTER, Adrian Philip resigned
    director
  25. 2009-08-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4MOBILITY LTD
  26. 2009-08-26
    HAYTER, Adrian Philip appointed
    director

Owner dependency

56/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adrian Philip Hayter
Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/04/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Elizabeth Clare Townsendceased 28/04/2021· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Adrian Philip Hayterceased 01/04/2018· significant influence

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-08-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77110 — Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

77 Ringwood Road
Longham
Dorset
BH22 9AA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

GOODLIFFE, Mel Robert
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-04-20
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Active
HAYTER, Adrian
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-04-16
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Active
HAYTER, Elizabeth Clare
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-04-01
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Active
HAYTER, Oliver
director · ~33y · appointed 2025-04-24
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Active
HAYTER, Adrian Philip
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-08-26 · resigned 2016-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-02