4GADGETS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

09591425 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-14

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 Mar 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (70/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (1 active, 13 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

54 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2026-04-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-31
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COOPER, Orla Mary resigned
director
2025-11-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-31
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KIELY, Killian appointed
director
2025-10-31
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COOPER, Orla Mary appointed
director
2025-10-31
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GRIFFIN, Timothy David resigned
director
2025-10-31
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SUDLOW, Michael Andrew John resigned
director
2025-09-12
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-12
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-01
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BRYAN, Paul William resigned
director
2024-07-01
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DEACON, Leslie Robert resigned
director
2024-07-01
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SUDLOW, Michael Andrew John appointed
director
2023-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-17
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-19
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HINDS, Richard resigned
secretary
2022-08-19
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HINDS, Richard John resigned
director
2021-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-06-03
➕
HINDS, Richard John appointed
director
2021-06-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-04-30
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CASEY, Stephen resigned
director
2020-04-30
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DEACON, Leslie Robert appointed
director
2020-01-31
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BRYAN, Paul William appointed
director
2020-01-31
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O'KEEFFE, Gerard Patrick resigned
director
2019-11-05
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HEALY, Steven resigned
director
2019-11-05
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PAYNE, Andrew resigned
director
2018-06-30
➖
ENNIS, Niall David resigned
director
2018-06-30
➕
GRIFFIN, Timothy David appointed
director
2017-07-31
➕
HINDS, Richard appointed
secretary
2017-07-31
➕
CASEY, Stephen appointed
director
2017-07-31
➕
ENNIS, Niall David appointed
director
2017-07-31
➕
O'KEEFFE, Gerard Patrick appointed
director
2015-05-14
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Company incorporated
As 4GADGETS LIMITED
2015-05-14
➕
HEALY, Steven appointed
director
2015-05-14
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PAYNE, Andrew 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

45/100

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.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: COOPER, Orla Mary resigned 2026-03-31; GRIFFIN, Timothy David resigned 2025-10-31; SUDLOW, Michael Andrew John resigned 2025-10-31

Group structure

Dcc Technology Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Dcc Technology Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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4GADGETS LIMITED

This company · 09591425

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dcc Technology Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	17/08/2025

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mtr Group Limitedceased 17/08/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Mr Steven Healyceased 27/07/2017· 25-50% shares
Mr Andrew Payneceased 27/07/2017· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2015-05-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

1 Park Row

Leeds

LS1 5AB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-28

Last: 2025-05-14

Officers (1 active · 12 resigned)

KIELY, Killian→

director · ~38y · appointed 2025-10-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HINDS, Richard→

secretary · appointed 2017-07-31 · resigned 2022-08-19

Resigned

BRYAN, Paul William→

director · ~57y · appointed 2020-01-31 · resigned 2024-07-01

Resigned

CASEY, Stephen→

director · ~46y · appointed 2017-07-31 · resigned 2020-04-30

Resigned

COOPER, Orla Mary→

director · ~51y · appointed 2025-10-31 · resigned 2026-03-31

Resigned

DEACON, Leslie Robert→

director · ~63y · appointed 2020-04-30 · resigned 2024-07-01

Resigned

ENNIS, Niall David→

director · ~57y · appointed 2017-07-31 · resigned 2018-06-30

Resigned

GRIFFIN, Timothy David→

director · ~59y · appointed 2018-06-30 · resigned 2025-10-31

Resigned

HEALY, Steven→

director · ~41y · appointed 2015-05-14 · resigned 2019-11-05

Resigned

HINDS, Richard John→

director · ~51y · appointed 2021-06-03 · resigned 2022-08-19

Resigned

O'KEEFFE, Gerard Patrick→

director · ~62y · appointed 2017-07-31 · resigned 2020-01-31

Resigned

PAYNE, Andrew→

director · ~45y · appointed 2015-05-14 · resigned 2019-11-05

Resigned

SUDLOW, Michael Andrew John→

director · ~45y · appointed 2024-07-01 · resigned 2025-10-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-04-18

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-04-09

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-11-12

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-11-12

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-11-12

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-11-12

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-11-12

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-09-12

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2025-09-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-12-10

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-07-04

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-07-04

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-07-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-20