GO4VENTURE CAPITAL LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09751456 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-27
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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 (73/100).
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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
27 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-08-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-08-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2017-07-25📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2015-08-27🏢Company incorporatedAs GO4VENTURE CAPITAL LIMITED
- 2015-08-27➕DELIGNY, Jean-Michel Emile appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Jean-Michel Emile Deligny Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence | 03/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ASE INTERNATIONAL LTD→ 11841295 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| DMI VENTURES (UK) LTD→ 16487765 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FIDELIUM FINANCIAL PLANNERS LIMITED→ 09548030 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| FINANCIAL INNOVATION COMMONS LIMITED→ 13007286 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| FINANCIAL WELLBEING SOLUTIONS LTD→ 11231409 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| FITINVEST LIMITED→ 10140497 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| GB SOCIAL HOUSING PLC→ 07165018 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| GENERATION ALFA LIMITED→ 08719905 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| GENUS CAMS LTD→ 16873223 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GO GLOBAL MARKETS LTD→ 16526662 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GOOD TEDDY HOMES LTD→ 16542712 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GPS BRITANNIA LTD→ 11394225 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-08-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies
Registered office
10 Wellington Street
Cambridge
CB1 1HW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
DELIGNY, Jean-Michel Emile→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2015-08-27
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Recent filings (27 total)
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accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-08-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-05