4CUBED.CO CONSULTANCY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07592074 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-05
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£99
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
53 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £99
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,779 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£99
↓ 99% YoY
Current Assets
-£108
↓ 101% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £132 | £20.0k |
| Current assets | £-108 | £20.4k |
| Net assets | £99 | £6.9k |
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
- 2025-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-05-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-27📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-03-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-02-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-06-01➕PANESAR, Kamaljit appointedsecretary
- 2011-04-05🏢Company incorporatedAs 4CUBED.CO CONSULTANCY LIMITED
- 2011-04-05➕PANESAR, Ravinder appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ravinder Panesar Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55 | 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.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Active · Technology · BL postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:10 GAMES LIMITED→ 13443989 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 13TH SUMMIT LTD→ 15858998 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 1CASTLE CONSULTING LTD→ 15785095 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 200 LIMITED→ 06638222 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| 360 ASKLOGIX LTD→ 16458293 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 365 CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED→ 11457200 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 365 TECH SOLUTIONS & MANAGED SERVICES LTD→ 16789005 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4CLOUD CONSULTING LIMITED→ 16772394 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4IT SUPPORT LIMITED→ 09023120 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| 53D NORTH LIMITED→ 12917071 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 63 STEPS RECORDS LTD→ 11786491 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 9FI-CLOUD NETWORK LTD→ 16879882 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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
Incorporated2011-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
Belmont Suite Paragon Business Park
Chorley New Road, Horwich
Bolton
BL6 6HG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
PANESAR, Ravinder→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2011-04-05
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Recent filings (53 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-05-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-27
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28