4 NEW SQUARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08170666 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-07
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Combined office administrative service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
21 officers (4 active, 21 linked, 21 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees38003500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2023-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-08
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    CHAPMAN, Graham Andrew resigned
    director
  6. 2023-04-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-04-01
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    CHELMICK, Timothy Hamar appointed
    director
  8. 2022-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-02-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-02-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-01-27
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    TURNER, David Benjamin appointed
    director
  13. 2022-01-27
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    SAOUL, Daniel resigned
    director
  14. 2021-12-01
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    CANNON, Mark Rennison Norris resigned
    director
  15. 2021-11-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-11-01
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    BACON, Nicholas appointed
    director
  17. 2021-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-01-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2021-01-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2021-01-01
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    HOUGH, Jonathan appointed
    director
  21. 2020-12-31
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    BACON, Nicholas resigned
    director
  22. 2020-10-29
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    BACON, Nicholas appointed
    director
  23. 2020-10-29
    ➖
    HOUGH, Jonathan resigned
    director
  24. 2020-10-29
    ➖
    PATTEN, Benedict Joseph resigned
    director
  25. 2020-10-29
    ➕
    SAOUL, Daniel appointed
    director
  26. 2020-10-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2020-10-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2020-10-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2020-10-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  30. 2020-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  31. 2018-01-01
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    HOUGH, Jonathan appointed
    director
  32. 2017-12-31
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    ELKINGTON, Benjamin Michael Gordon resigned
    director
  33. 2017-02-25
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    PATTEN, Benedict Joseph appointed
    director
  34. 2017-01-25
    ➖
    HUBBLE, Ben resigned
    director
  35. 2015-06-04
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    CANNON, Mark Rennison Norris appointed
    director
  36. 2015-06-04
    ➕
    ELKINGTON, Benjamin Michael Gordon appointed
    director
  37. 2015-04-28
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    DAVIDSON, Nicholas Ranking resigned
    director
  38. 2015-04-28
    ➖
    EVANS, Hugh Lewis resigned
    director
  39. 2015-04-28
    ➖
    FENWICK, Justin Francis Quintus resigned
    director
  40. 2015-04-28
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    LAWRENCE, Patrick John Tristram resigned
    director
  41. 2015-04-28
    ➖
    MCPHERSON, Graeme Paul resigned
    director
  42. 2015-04-28
    ➖
    POWELL, John Lewis resigned
    director
  43. 2015-04-28
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    SINCLAIR, Fiona Mary resigned
    director
  44. 2015-04-28
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    SOOLE, Michael Alexander resigned
    director
  45. 2015-04-28
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    STEWART, Roger Paul Davidson resigned
    director
  46. 2014-06-27
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    CHAPMAN, Graham Andrew appointed
    director
  47. 2014-06-27
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    EVANS, Hugh Lewis appointed
    director
  48. 2014-06-27
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    LAWRENCE, Patrick John Tristram appointed
    director
  49. 2014-06-27
    ➕
    MCPHERSON, Graeme Paul appointed
    director
  50. 2014-06-27
    ➕
    SINCLAIR, Fiona Mary appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 58 events

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82110 — Combined office administrative service activities

Registered office

4 New Square
London
WC2A 3RJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (4 active · 17 resigned)

BACON, Nicholas→
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHELMICK, Timothy Hamar→
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOUGH, Jonathan→
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TURNER, David Benjamin→
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BACON, Nicholas→
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-10-29 · resigned 2020-12-31
Resigned
CANNON, Mark Rennison Norris→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-06-04 · resigned 2021-12-01
Resigned
CHAPMAN, Graham Andrew→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-06-27 · resigned 2023-07-08
Resigned
DAVIDSON, Nicholas Ranking→
director · ~75y · appointed 2013-09-04 · resigned 2015-04-28
Resigned
ELKINGTON, Benjamin Michael Gordon→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-06-04 · resigned 2017-12-31
Resigned
EVANS, Hugh Lewis→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-06-27 · resigned 2015-04-28
Resigned
FENWICK, Justin Francis Quintus→
director · ~77y · appointed 2012-08-07 · resigned 2015-04-28
Resigned
HOUGH, Jonathan→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-01-01 · resigned 2020-10-29
Resigned
HUBBLE, Ben→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-09-04 · resigned 2017-01-25
Resigned
LAWRENCE, Patrick John Tristram→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-06-27 · resigned 2015-04-28
Resigned
MCPHERSON, Graeme Paul→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-06-27 · resigned 2015-04-28
Resigned
PATTEN, Benedict Joseph→
director · ~64y · appointed 2017-02-25 · resigned 2020-10-29
Resigned
POWELL, John Lewis→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-09-04 · resigned 2015-04-28
Resigned
SAOUL, Daniel→
director · ~47y · appointed 2020-10-29 · resigned 2022-01-27
Resigned
SINCLAIR, Fiona Mary→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-06-27 · resigned 2015-04-28
Resigned
SOOLE, Michael Alexander→
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-09-04 · resigned 2015-04-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Coutts & Company
A registered charge—22/05/2014—
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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-26