4G CAPITAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07145698 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-04
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees4300

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-15
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    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-11-01
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    PATHAK, Francesca appointed
    director
  5. 2024-10-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-10-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-10-01
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    PATHAK, Christian Hari appointed
    director
  8. 2024-10-01
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    PATHAK, Patricia Mary appointed
    director
  9. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-03-24
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-17
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    capital · SH08
  17. 2018-01-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-06-14
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    WALSH, Michael Bernard resigned
    secretary
  20. 2011-03-31
    ➖
    GERVASIO, James Ernest Peter resigned
    secretary
  21. 2011-03-31
    ➕
    WALSH, Michael Bernard appointed
    secretary
  22. 2010-03-30
    ➕
    GERVASIO, James Ernest Peter appointed
    secretary
  23. 2010-03-22
    ➕
    PATHAK, Ashvin Rao appointed
    director
  24. 2010-03-22
    ➖
    P & P SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2010-03-22
    ➖
    WALLWORK, Simon John resigned
    director
  26. 2010-03-22
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    P & P DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  27. 2010-02-04
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    Company incorporated
    As 4G CAPITAL LIMITED
  28. 2010-02-04
    ➕
    P & P SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2010-02-04
    ➕
    WALLWORK, Simon John appointed
    director
  30. 2010-02-04
    ➕
    P & P DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — PATHAK, Christian Hari (same surname) appointed 2024-10-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • 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 Ashvin Rao Pathak
Individual · British · DOB 09/1950 · age 76
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Patricia Mary Pathak
Individual · British · DOB 12/1952 · age 74
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Agden Hall
Agden Lane
Lymm
Cheshire
WA13 0TZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

PATHAK, Ashvin Rao→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATHAK, Christian Hari→
director · ~46y · appointed 2024-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATHAK, Francesca→
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATHAK, Patricia Mary→
director · ~74y · appointed 2024-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GERVASIO, James Ernest Peter→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-30 · resigned 2011-03-31
Resigned
WALSH, Michael Bernard→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-31 · resigned 2012-06-14
Resigned
P & P SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-02-04 · resigned 2010-03-22
Resigned
WALLWORK, Simon John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-02-04 · resigned 2010-03-22
Resigned
P & P DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2010-02-04 · resigned 2010-03-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-07
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accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-31