4MS SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
10577147 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-23
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: 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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-12-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-12-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-11-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-05-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-02-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-01-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2024-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-01-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2023-12-15
    IHSAN, Sehrish resigned
    director
  14. 2023-11-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2023-09-01
    MUHAMMAD, Ihsan appointed
    director
  16. 2023-09-01
    IHSAN, Sehrish appointed
    director
  17. 2023-08-18
    MUHAMMAD, Ihsan resigned
    director
  18. 2023-08-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2023-08-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-05-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2021-05-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  24. 2021-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2017-01-23
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    Company incorporated
    As 4MS SERVICES LTD
  26. 2017-01-23
    MUHAMMAD, Ihsan 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Sehrish Ihsan
Individual · Italian · DOB 09/1985 · age 41
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest18/08/2023
Mr Ihsan Muhammad
Individual · Italian · DOB 01/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest23/01/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-01-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Digitus 363a Dunstable Road
Luton
LU4 8BY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MUHAMMAD, Ihsan
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-09-01
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Active
IHSAN, Sehrish
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-09-01 · resigned 2023-12-15
Resigned
MUHAMMAD, Ihsan
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-01-23 · resigned 2023-08-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-07