4WARD ENERGY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09264025 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-14
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

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46520
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
36 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees300200

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-15
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  3. 2025-04-15
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  4. 2024-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-26
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-29
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-10
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-20
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  13. 2017-10-20
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  14. 2016-10-21
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2016-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-09-04
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    WEST, Paul Michael appointed
    director
  17. 2015-06-16
    ➕
    CUTLER, Dawn Michaela appointed
    director
  18. 2015-06-16
    ➖
    WILLIAMSON, Jon Adam resigned
    director
  19. 2015-06-16
    ➖
    SOMERFIELD CONSULTANTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  20. 2014-10-14
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    Company incorporated
    As 4WARD ENERGY LIMITED
  21. 2014-10-14
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  22. 2014-10-14
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    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director
  23. 2014-10-14
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, Jon Adam appointed
    director
  24. 2014-10-14
    ➕
    SOMERFIELD CONSULTANTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Ms Dawn Michaela Cutler
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Paul Michael West
Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Paul Michael Westceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Ms Dawn Michaela Cutlerceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2014-10-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46520 — SIC 46520

Registered office

West Hill
61 London Road
Maidstone
Kent
ME16 8TX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CUTLER, Dawn Michaela→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEST, Paul Michael→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2014-10-14 · resigned 2014-10-14
Resigned
WILLIAMSON, Jon Adam→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-10-14 · resigned 2015-06-16
Resigned
SOMERFIELD CONSULTANTS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2014-10-14 · resigned 2015-06-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-29