4 DANCE EUROPE LTD

💤Zombieactive
10502769 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-29
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of footwear in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47722Retail sale of leather goods in specialised stores
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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, 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-01-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2020-01-03
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    officers · TM02
  8. 2020-01-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2020-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-01
    WINTERBORNE, Gary resigned
    secretary
  11. 2019-06-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-06-01
    WINTERBORNE, Gary resigned
    director
  14. 2019-05-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-05-15
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-05-08
    ROBERTS, Karina Ann appointed
    director
  17. 2018-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-11-29
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    Company incorporated
    As 4 DANCE EUROPE LTD
  19. 2016-11-29
    WINTERBORNE, Gary appointed
    secretary
  20. 2016-11-29
    WINTERBORNE, Gary appointed
    director
  21. 2016-11-29
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-03

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Karina Ann Roberts
Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53
75100%
75-100% shares01/06/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Gary Winterborneceased 31/05/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2016-11-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47721 — Retail sale of footwear in specialised stores

Registered office

108 Dartnell Park Road
West Byfleet
Surrey
KT14 6QD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-03OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-19

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ROBERTS, Karina Ann
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-05-08
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Active
WINTERBORNE, Gary
secretary · appointed 2016-11-29 · resigned 2020-01-01
Resigned
WINTERBORNE, Gary
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-11-29 · resigned 2019-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-01-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-01-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-01-03