4SURE HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09916815 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-15
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£437.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 -67% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 £437,137
Cash draining
Cash down 67% YoY
Cash YoY
-67%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↓ 67% YoY
Net Worth
£437k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£41k
↓ 4.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£87k£175k£262k£350k£437kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£484.5k£481.6k
Current assets£41.5k£43.5k
Cash£1.8k£5.5k
Debtors£39.7k£38.1k
Net assets£437.1k£434.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-04
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2024-09-20
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2024-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-09-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-09-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-17
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    capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
    capital · SH02
  11. 2022-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-04
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-03-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-12-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-10-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-10-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2019-09-24
    HORRIGAN, Toby Lee resigned
    director
  20. 2015-12-15
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    Company incorporated
    As 4SURE HOLDINGS LIMITED
  21. 2015-12-15
    JENKINSON, Karen Louise appointed
    secretary
  22. 2015-12-15
    WAGSTAFF, Gary Antony appointed
    director
  23. 2015-12-15
    HORRIGAN, Toby Lee 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

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 Gary Antony Wagstaff
Individual · British · DOB 10/1985 · age 41
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Toby Lee Horriganceased 24/09/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Graham Alfred Wagstaffceased 20/12/2016· 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
Incorporated2015-12-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Whittle Road
Corby
Northamptonshire
NN17 5DX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last: 2025-12-10

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

JENKINSON, Karen Louise
secretary · appointed 2015-12-15
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Active
WAGSTAFF, Gary Antony
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-12-15
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Active
HORRIGAN, Toby Lee
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-12-15 · resigned 2019-09-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-11