4ORTY4 LTD

🌳Matureactive

07865998 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-30

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2025

Net worth

£163.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

35 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £163,144

Net assets shrinking

Down £45,288 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£163k

↓ 22% YoY

Current Assets

£454k

↓ 4.6% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-11-30	2024-11-30
Total assets	£164.3k	£208.4k
Current assets	£454.3k	£476.1k
Cash	—	£154.0k
Debtors	—	£2.8k
Net assets	£163.1k	£208.4k

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

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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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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-02-24
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2025-05-19
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accounts · AA
2024-03-11
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accounts · AA
2023-05-09
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accounts · AA
2022-08-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-09
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accounts · AA
2020-09-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-09-10
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officers · CH01
2020-08-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-29
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-08-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-08-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-08-21
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accounts · AA
2016-07-21
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accounts · AA
2015-11-30
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annual-return · AR01
2011-11-30
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Company incorporated
As 4ORTY4 LTD
2011-11-30
➕
SLATER, Teresa Ann appointed
secretary
2011-11-30
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SLATER, Ian Ronald appointed
director
2011-11-30
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SLATER, Teresa Ann appointed
director

Owner dependency

81/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Teresa Ann Slater Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	30/11/2016
Mr Ian Ronald Slater Individual · British · DOB 04/1955 · age 71	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	30/11/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-11-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

The Rill 9 Crabtree Road

Haddenham

Aylesbury

Buckinghamshire

HP17 8AT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-08-31

Last made up to: 2025-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-13

Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

SLATER, Teresa Ann→

secretary · appointed 2011-11-30

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SLATER, Ian Ronald→

director · ~71y · appointed 2011-11-30

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SLATER, Teresa Ann→

director · ~66y · appointed 2011-11-30

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