4KBW LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07359573 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-08-27
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.
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Barristers at law
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-31
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    RAGGATT, Timothy resigned
    director
  4. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-07-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-18
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    WILLIAMS, Greg resigned
    director
  14. 2016-12-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2015-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-09-01
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-10-21
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    WILLIAMS, Greg appointed
    director
  19. 2010-08-27
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    Company incorporated
    As 4KBW LIMITED
  20. 2010-08-27
    ➕
    COOK, Lee appointed
    secretary
  21. 2010-08-27
    ➕
    TURNER, Justyn appointed
    director
  22. 2010-08-27
    ➕
    RAGGATT, Timothy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2010-08-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69101 — Barristers at law

Registered office

Chambers Of Gavin Holme, 4 King's Bench Walk 2nd Floor
Temple
London
EC4Y 7DL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-10
Last: 2025-08-27

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

COOK, Lee→
secretary · appointed 2010-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TURNER, Justyn→
director · ~48y · appointed 2010-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RAGGATT, Timothy→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-08-27 · resigned 2023-05-31
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Greg→
director · ~44y · appointed 2010-10-21 · resigned 2016-12-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-28