4WSERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09952553 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-14
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
44 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees200200

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-09
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-29
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-05-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-05-01
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    GUNNAM, Balu Venkatesh resigned
    director
  6. 2024-05-01
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    PANNEERSELVAM, Venkatesh resigned
    director
  7. 2023-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-07-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-07-11
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    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-07-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2022-07-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2022-07-11
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    address · AD01
  15. 2022-01-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2022-01-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-01-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-03-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2020-03-30
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    GUNNAM, Balu Venkatesh appointed
    director
  22. 2020-03-30
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    PANNEERSELVAM, Venkatesh appointed
    director
  23. 2020-03-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2019-01-24
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    WOODHOUSE, Neil Jonathan resigned
    director
  25. 2018-10-01
    ➖
    PERKS, James Richard resigned
    director
  26. 2017-06-16
    ➕
    WOODHOUSE, Neil Jonathan appointed
    director
  27. 2017-05-31
    ➕
    ASHTON, Jean-Luc appointed
    director
  28. 2016-08-01
    ➕
    PERKS, James Richard appointed
    director
  29. 2016-01-14
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    Company incorporated
    As 4WSERVICES LIMITED
  30. 2016-01-14
    ➕
    FRY, Simon Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jean-Luc Ashton
Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53
25–50%
—25-50% shares13/01/2019
Mr Simon Paul Fry
Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares13/01/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Richard Perksceased 24/01/2019· 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
Incorporated2016-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Unit C11 Tweedale Industrial Estate
Madeley
Telford
TF7 4JR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

ASHTON, Jean-Luc→
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRY, Simon Paul→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GUNNAM, Balu Venkatesh→
director · ~42y · appointed 2020-03-30 · resigned 2024-05-01
Resigned
PANNEERSELVAM, Venkatesh→
director · ~46y · appointed 2020-03-30 · resigned 2024-05-01
Resigned
PERKS, James Richard→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-08-01 · resigned 2018-10-01
Resigned
WOODHOUSE, Neil Jonathan→
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-06-16 · resigned 2019-01-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-11