4 X 4 DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08799247 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-02
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
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£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees3300

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
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 (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2020-10-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2020-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2018-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-12-02
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    Company incorporated
    As 4 X 4 DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
  17. 2013-12-02
    ➕
    HODGETTS, David appointed
    director
  18. 2013-12-02
    ➕
    HODGETTS, Kirsty Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +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

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 13 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
Mrs Kirsty Louise Hodgetts
Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/01/2019
Mr David Hodgetts
Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Hodgettsceased 29/11/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2013-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

The Oakley
Kidderminster Road
Droitwich
Worcestershire
WR9 9AY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HODGETTS, David→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-12-02
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Active
HODGETTS, Kirsty Louise→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-12-02
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Active

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-10-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-28