4R BUSINESS RECOVERY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07167668 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-24
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£12.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
52 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £12,386
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,236 YoY
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£12k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£236k
↓ 6.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £254.1k | £273.9k |
| Current assets | £236.0k | £252.5k |
| Net assets | £12.4k | £17.6k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-05-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-05-07📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-11📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-01-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-07-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-10-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-31➖PRITCHARD, Julie resignedsecretary
- 2010-02-24🏢Company incorporatedAs 4R BUSINESS RECOVERY LIMITED
- 2010-02-24➕PRITCHARD, Kevin appointeddirector
- 2010-02-24➕PRITCHARD, Julie appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
100/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kevin Pritchard Individual · British · DOB 03/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Julie Pritchard Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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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| 1884 MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY SPV 1 LTD→ 15753324 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
3 Cartwright Way
Bardon Hill
Coalville
LE67 1UE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
PRITCHARD, Kevin→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2010-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRITCHARD, Julie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-02-24 · resigned 2016-05-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (52 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-01
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-02-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-31