4 SEASONS DESIGN AND BUILD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09897462 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-01
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£8.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £8,278
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£8k
↑ 72% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.3k | £4.8k |
| Current assets | £9.2k | £9.3k |
| Net assets | £8.3k | £4.8k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-01🏢Company incorporatedAs 4 SEASONS DESIGN AND BUILD LIMITED
- 2015-12-01➕BUTTERWORTH, Catherine Mary appointeddirector
- 2015-12-01➕FARRAR, John Michael appointeddirector
- 2015-12-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Michael Farrar Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 30/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 STANDARD LTD→ 15556770 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 19 NINETY NINE LTD→ 14845523 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 1997 LIFESTYLE LTD→ 16000955 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 2106 LTD→ 07133176 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| 210922 LIMITED→ 08844456 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| 21ST CENTURY TATTOO (NW) LTD→ 07518603 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| 21ST CENTURY TATTOO LIMITED→ 05634103 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 24 MOCKTAILS LIMITED→ 13573441 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 24/7 ANY WEATHER CLEANING LTD→ 16338372 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 3191 LIMITED→ 07609310 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| 33CAVE LIMITED→ 14054172 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 4 SEASONS GARDEN MAINTENANCE LIMITED→ 07881632 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
32 Bamford Mews Norden Road
Rochdale
OL11 5NX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BUTTERWORTH, Catherine Mary→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2015-12-01
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FARRAR, John Michael→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2015-12-01
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Recent filings (20 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-16