F4B COMMERCIAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08076429 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-21
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
£362.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -92% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £362,106
Cash draining
Cash down 92% YoY
Cash YoY
-92%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↓ 92% YoY
Net Worth
£362k
↑ 9.0% YoY
Current Assets
£686k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £437.1k | £482.2k |
| Current assets | £686.3k | £764.5k |
| Cash | £1.8k | £22.1k |
| Debtors | £684.5k | £510.2k |
| Net assets | £362.1k | £332.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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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 (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27➕DANKS, James Clive appointeddirector
- 2023-02-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30➖ATKINSON, Paul Martyn resigneddirector
- 2022-06-30➖JOHNSON, Melanie Lynda resigneddirector
- 2022-06-30➖PINNINGTON, David resigneddirector
- 2022-06-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-11➕ATKINSON, Paul Martyn appointeddirector
- 2021-11-11➕JOHNSON, Melanie Lynda appointeddirector
- 2021-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-28➕PINNINGTON, David appointeddirector
- 2021-03-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-03-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-06-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2019-09-19➖FERGUSON, Ian Mark resigneddirector
- 2016-02-04➖MARTIN, Russell resigneddirector
- 2016-02-03➕MARTIN, Russell James appointeddirector
- 2016-02-03➕MARTIN, Russell appointeddirector
- 2013-05-01➕FERGUSON, Ian Mark appointeddirector
- 2013-05-01➖MARTIN, Russell James resigneddirector
- 2012-05-22➕MARTIN, Russell James appointeddirector
- 2012-05-21🏢Company incorporatedAs F4B COMMERCIAL LIMITED
- 2012-05-21➕ADAMS, Laurence Douglas appointeddirector
- 2012-05-21➖ADAMS, Laurence Douglas resigneddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Russell James Martin Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 05/11/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Russell Martinceased 05/11/2018· significant influence
- Mr Ian Mark Fergusonceased 01/11/2018· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-05-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Registered office
39 High Street
Orpington
Kent
BR6 0JE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-14
Last: 2026-06-30
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
DANKS, James Clive→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2023-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARTIN, Russell James→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2016-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ADAMS, Laurence Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2012-05-21 · resigned 2012-05-21
ATKINSON, Paul Martyn→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2021-11-11 · resigned 2022-06-30
FERGUSON, Ian Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2013-05-01 · resigned 2019-09-19
JOHNSON, Melanie Lynda→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2021-11-11 · resigned 2022-06-30
MARTIN, Russell→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2016-02-03 · resigned 2016-02-04
MARTIN, Russell James→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2012-05-22 · resigned 2013-05-01
PINNINGTON, David→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2021-04-28 · resigned 2022-06-30
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 16/06/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (59 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-22