4 WORLD TRADE LTD
- 46730SIC 46730
- 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
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- 2021-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
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- 2019-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
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- 2010-09-14🏢Company incorporatedAs 4 WORLD TRADE LTD
- 2010-09-14➕KAMRAN, Ahmad appointeddirector
- 2010-09-14➕ADAMS, Laurence Douglas appointeddirector
- 2010-09-14➖ADAMS, Laurence Douglas resigneddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ahmad Kamran Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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