4 WAY REFRIGERATION SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
09119186 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-07
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£160.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
40 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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £159,955
Cash YoY
+1845%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£38k
↑ 1845% YoY
Net Worth
£160k
↑ 8.1% YoY
Current Assets
£588k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£118k£235k£353k£470k£588kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£400.1k£473.3k
Current assets£587.5k£518.0k
Cash£37.8k£1.9k
Debtors£508.6k£426.3k
Net assets£160.0k£147.9k

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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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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-17
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2023-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2023-04-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-04-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-04-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2022-10-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-11-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-04-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2018-10-22
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    OLLEY, Stuart appointed
    director
  19. 2014-07-07
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    Company incorporated
    As 4 WAY REFRIGERATION SERVICES LTD
  20. 2014-07-07
    ➕
    JORDAN, Neil Ivan appointed
    director
  21. 2014-07-07
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Stephen James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.
  • 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.)

Group structure

4 Way Refrigeration Services Eot Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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4 Way Refrigeration Services Eot Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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4 WAY REFRIGERATION SERVICES LTD
This company · 09119186

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
4 Way Refrigeration Services Eot Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/02/2023
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Stuart Olleyceased 20/02/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Neil Ivan Jordanceased 20/02/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Stephen James Simpsonceased 20/02/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2014-07-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

Unit 3, North Lynn Business Village Bergen Way
North Lynn Industrial Estate
King's Lynn
PE30 2JG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

JORDAN, Neil Ivan→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OLLEY, Stuart→
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIMPSON, Stephen James→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-04-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21