5-4-1 LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07056960 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-26
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£-5.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
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 59). 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: high (80/100)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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
48 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 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,912
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£6k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Assets
£88
↓ 91% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-2.1k | £-3.0k |
| Current assets | £88 | £1.0k |
| Cash | — | £1.0k |
| Net assets | £-5.9k | £-8.8k |
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
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-05-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-17➖GYTE, Rachel resigneddirector
- 2024-07-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-07-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-15➕GYTE, Rachel appointeddirector
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 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
- 2019-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-23📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-01-22📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-04-01➕SMITH, David appointeddirector
- 2009-10-26🏢Company incorporatedAs 5-4-1 LIMITED
- 2009-10-26➕JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointeddirector
- 2009-10-26➖JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigneddirector
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 16 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 16 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Rachel Gyte Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 15/01/2024 |
Mr David Smith Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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 | — | — |
| 4-3-3 LTD→ 06423807 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| 4946 S LIMITED→ 06614521 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| 4C BUSINESS ACADEMY LTD→ 16797228 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4DECORATION LTD→ 08487077 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| 50 DEGREES EBD VENTURES LIMITED→ 13348846 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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
Incorporated2009-10-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Registered office
4 Laughton Road
Dinnington
Sheffield
S25 2PQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
SMITH, David→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2010-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GYTE, Rachel→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-01-15 · resigned 2024-07-17
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2009-10-26 · resigned 2009-10-26
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Recent filings (48 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-26