4 READINESS LTD
🌳Matureactive
08375883 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-25
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£309
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Private security activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £309
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,190 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£309
↓ 94% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↑ 101% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £25.3k | £5.5k |
| Current assets | £29.3k | £14.6k |
| Net assets | £309 | £5.5k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-01-25🏢Company incorporatedAs 4 READINESS LTD
- 2013-01-25➕SCOTT, Ann appointeddirector
- 2013-01-25➕SCOTT, Chris Ralph appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- 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 Chris Ralph Scott Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67 | — | — | board controlboard control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-01-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80100 — Private security activities
Registered office
23 Church Street
Rickmansworth
Hertfordshire
WD3 1DE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
SCOTT, Chris Ralph→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2013-01-25
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-11-18