4RN ITKONSULT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07765611 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-20.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £20,480
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£20k
↓ 5.2% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-4.1k | £-3.1k |
| Current assets | £5.4k | £6.0k |
| Net assets | £-20.5k | £-19.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-05-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-03-10➕OLANREWAJU, Rotimi Anthony appointeddirector
- 2011-09-08➕EYOMA, Nsa Bassey appointeddirector
- 2011-09-07🏢Company incorporatedAs 4RN ITKONSULT LIMITED
- 2011-09-07➕CARTER, John appointeddirector
- 2011-09-07➖CARTER, John resigneddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- 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 Rotimi Anthony Olanrewaju Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 01/05/2020 |
Ms Nsa Bassey Eyoma Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-09-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
4 St Marys House
7 Vicarage Road
Bexley
Kent
DA5 2AL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
EYOMA, Nsa Bassey→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2011-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OLANREWAJU, Rotimi Anthony→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2012-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CARTER, John→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2011-09-07 · resigned 2011-09-07
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Recent filings (37 total)
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2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-07-21