4RCENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09425287 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-05
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
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. 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
30 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees1100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-05-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-05-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-27
    RICHES, Sarah Jane resigned
    director
  11. 2021-05-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-03-17
    RICHES, Sarah Jane appointed
    director
  18. 2015-02-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4RCENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED
  19. 2015-02-05
    STEPHENSON, William Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Stephenson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

18 Long Mynd
Halesowen
West Midlands
B63 1HZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

STEPHENSON, William Richard
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-02-05
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Active
RICHES, Sarah Jane
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-03-17 · resigned 2021-05-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-27