4B PROPERTY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08710046 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-30
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 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2024-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-10-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-10-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-09-30🏢Company incorporatedAs 4B PROPERTY LIMITED
- 2013-09-30➕BERESFORD, Caroline appointeddirector
- 2013-09-30➕BERESFORD, Elizabeth Margaret appointeddirector
- 2013-09-30➕BERESFORD, Ian James appointeddirector
- 2013-09-30➕BERESFORD, Kenneth Neil appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Caroline Beresford Individual · British · DOB 12/1980 · age 46 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/09/2016 |
Mr Ian James Beresford Individual · British · DOB 11/1979 · age 47 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/09/2016 |
Mrs Elizabeth Margaret Beresford Individual · British · DOB 03/1949 · age 77 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/09/2016 |
Mr Kenneth Neil Beresford Individual · British · DOB 04/1948 · age 78 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 105 QD MGNT CO LTD→ 13470610 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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| 2 & 4 BOX CLOSE RTM COMPANY LTD→ 13221290 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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| 33 JAMES STREET LIMITED→ 04101008 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
5 Willesley Close
Ashby-De-La-Zouch
LE65 2QB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
BERESFORD, Caroline→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2013-09-30
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BERESFORD, Elizabeth Margaret→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2013-09-30
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BERESFORD, Ian James→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2013-09-30
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BERESFORD, Kenneth Neil→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2013-09-30
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Recent filings (29 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-02