4U GOODIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10049820 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-08
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 79120Tour operator activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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 (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, 2 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£10k£20k£30k£40k£50kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£41.7k
Current assets£50.2k
Cash£17.2k
Debtors£33.0k
Net assets£24.8k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-02-19
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  4. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-11
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  6. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-22
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2020-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2016-11-09
    LIU, Qingkai appointed
    director
  17. 2016-11-09
    LIU, Qingkai resigned
    director
  18. 2016-03-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 4U GOODIES LIMITED
  19. 2016-03-08
    LIU, Qingkai 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

45/100
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.

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 Qingkai Liu
Individual · Chinese · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

17 Hoy Close London
London
NW9 4ES
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LIU, Qingkai
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-11-09
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Active
LIU, Qingkai
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-03-08 · resigned 2016-11-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-07
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-27