4SIBLINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09700773 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-23
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£15.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed construction with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -99% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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, 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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
32 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £15,084
Very low cash
Cash position: £90
Net assets shrinking
Down £25,312 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 99% YoY
Cash YoY
-99%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£90
↓ 99% YoY
Net Worth
£15k
↓ 63% YoY
Current Assets
£103k
↓ 42% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£35k£71k£106k£141k£177kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£15.6k£40.5k
Current assets£103.1k£176.8k
Cash£90£6.5k
Debtors£78.2k£149.0k
Net assets£15.1k£40.4k

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

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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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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  2. 2025-07-10
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  3. 2025-07-09
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  4. 2025-04-30
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  5. 2024-04-30
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  6. 2023-04-24
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  7. 2022-09-28
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  8. 2022-09-16
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  9. 2022-09-16
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  10. 2022-09-16
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    address · AD01
  11. 2022-01-27
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  12. 2022-01-27
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  13. 2021-04-12
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  14. 2020-03-26
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  15. 2019-03-25
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  16. 2018-06-07
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  17. 2018-06-07
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    officers · CH01
  18. 2015-07-23
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    Company incorporated
    As 4SIBLINGS LIMITED
  19. 2015-07-23
    SANDERS, Robert James 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert James Sanders
Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

3 Doolittle Yard Froghall Road
Ampthill
Bedford
MK45 2NW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SANDERS, Robert James
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-07-23
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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-27