4 SEASONS OUTDOOR U.K. LTD

🌳Matureactive
08155421 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-24
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees700700

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-24
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  11. 2018-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2017-07-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2017-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2016-08-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2012-07-24
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    Company incorporated
    As 4 SEASONS OUTDOOR U.K. LTD
  18. 2012-07-24
    ➕
    BIRKETTS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2012-07-24
    ➕
    NEWMAN, Christopher Peter appointed
    director
  20. 2012-07-24
    ➕
    WOLF, Frederikus Antonius, Mr. appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some 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

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Peter Newman
Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Frederick Antonius Wolf
Individual · Dutch · DOB 04/1971 · age 55
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46470 — Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment

Registered office

Unit 3 Transcentral
Bennet Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG2 0QX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BIRKETTS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-07-24
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Active
NEWMAN, Christopher Peter→
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-07-24
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Active
WOLF, Frederikus Antonius, Mr.→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-07-24
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Active

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-24