4WARD TESTING LTD
💤Zombieactive
08320873 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-06
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Technical testing and analysis
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.5y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 4 | 500 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-08-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-12-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-12-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-12-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-12-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-12-04➕HANSON, Anthony Roger appointeddirector
- 2019-12-04➖SEWARD, John Lewis resigneddirector
- 2019-12-04➖SEWARD, Sandra resigneddirector
- 2019-12-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-12-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Reward Capital Limited
- 2019-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-01➖BROAD, Victor William resigneddirector
- 2015-09-01➕SEWARD, John Lewis appointeddirector
- 2015-09-01➕SEWARD, Sandra appointeddirector
- 2012-12-06🏢Company incorporatedAs 4WARD TESTING LTD
- 2012-12-06➕BROAD, Victor William appointeddirector
- 2012-12-06➕KAHAN, Barbara appointeddirector
- 2012-12-06➖KAHAN, Barbara resigneddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 |
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Mr Anthony Roger Hanson Individual · British · DOB 11/1983 · age 43 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 04/12/2019 |
Mrs Susan Mary Hanson Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 04/12/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr John Lewis Sewardceased 04/12/2019· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Sandra Sewardceased 04/12/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A G DARLING & CO LTD→ 11599847 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| A G EDWARDS LTD→ 16093646 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADAM MALE CONSULTING LIMITED→ 12177708 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ADELAIDE PROPERTY HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 02910481 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 32y | — | — |
| ADG MARSH CONSULTING LIMITED→ 15003832 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADM ADVISORS LTD→ 16818457 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADUR VALLEY VETS LIMITED→ 12172679 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ADVANCED BOOKKEEPING AND CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ 15994118 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADVANCED MACHINING TECHNIQUES LIMITED→ 02903119 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 32y | — | — |
| ADVENT CONSULTING LIMITED→ 15075282 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADVENTUM HIRE LIMITED→ 00668219 · est 1960 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 65y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71200 — Technical testing and analysis
Registered office
Second Floor
3 Liverpool Gardens
Worthing
West Sussex
BN11 1TF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
HANSON, Anthony Roger→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2019-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROAD, Victor William→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2012-12-06 · resigned 2015-09-01
KAHAN, Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2012-12-06 · resigned 2012-12-06
SEWARD, John Lewis→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2019-12-04
SEWARD, Sandra→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2019-12-04
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Reward Capital Reward Capital Limited | A registered charge | — | 04/12/2019 | 19/08/2024 |
Recent filings (49 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-18
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-19