4GN UK LTD

💤Zombieactive
09345028 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-08
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£100
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£100
Net assets£100

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 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-09-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2022-09-06
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  9. 2022-09-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2014-12-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 4GN UK LTD
  17. 2014-12-08
    GÖDDERT, Bryan, Ceo appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

4gn Ag is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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4gn Ag
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
4GN UK LTD
This company · 09345028

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
4gn Ag
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-12-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Unit 2 The Oaks
Stanney Mill Lane
Chester
CH2 4HY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GÖDDERT, Bryan, Ceo
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-12-08
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Active

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Recent filings (29 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-09-09
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-09-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-01