FOUR LEGS ARE BETTER THAN TWO LTD
🌳Matureactive
09522208 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-01
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10920
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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 (80/100)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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
56 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 7 | 1000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-18➖ZUHRI, Alia Syakiera Binti Mohd resigneddirector
- 2022-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-08-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-08-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-29📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-04-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-04-09➕UPTON, Michael appointeddirector
- 2020-04-09➖BLOTT, Laura Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2020-04-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-04-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-08-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-12-12➕BLOTT, Laura Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2018-01-19➕ZUHRI, Alia Syakiera Binti Mohd appointeddirector
- 2017-11-21➕MACKINTOSH, Nora Louise appointeddirector
- 2015-04-08➖ROSIER, Alistair resigneddirector
- 2015-04-01🏢Company incorporatedAs FOUR LEGS ARE BETTER THAN TWO LTD
- 2015-04-01➕WATKINS, Dylan appointedsecretary
- 2015-04-01➕WATKINS, Dylan Robert appointeddirector
- 2015-04-01➕ROSIER, Alistair appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Dylan Robert Watkins Individual · British · DOB 10/1973 · age 53 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-04-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10920 — SIC 10920
Registered office
Unit 1 Unit 1, Sloperton Farm, Westbrook
Bromham
Chippenham
SN15 2ED
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
Active
MACKINTOSH, Nora Louise→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2017-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
UPTON, Michael→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2020-04-09
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WATKINS, Dylan Robert→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2015-04-01
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BLOTT, Laura Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2018-12-12 · resigned 2020-04-09
ROSIER, Alistair→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2015-04-01 · resigned 2015-04-08
ZUHRI, Alia Syakiera Binti Mohd→
Resigneddirector · ~32y · appointed 2018-01-19 · resigned 2023-08-18
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Recent filings (56 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-08-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-08-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-12