4 WAY MECHANICAL LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10593040 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-31
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£15
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
No charge records returned
50
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSC data returned
40
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £15
Very low cash
Cash position: £15

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£15
Net Worth
£15
Current Assets
£15
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-31
Total assets£15
Current assets£15
Cash£15
Net assets£15

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 miscellaneous
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 miscellaneous
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-13
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  3. 2026-03-12
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  4. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-02-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-02-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-02-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2018-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-03-31
    ➖
    BERESFORD, Saul David resigned
    director
  19. 2017-01-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4 WAY MECHANICAL LIMITED
  20. 2017-01-31
    ➕
    JORDAN, Neil Ivan appointed
    director
  21. 2017-01-31
    ➕
    OLLEY, Stuart appointed
    director
  22. 2017-01-31
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Stephen James appointed
    director
  23. 2017-01-31
    ➕
    BERESFORD, Saul David 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
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.

Red flags

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

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

Unit 3, North Lynn Business Village Bergen Way
North Lynn Industrial Estate
King's Lynn
PE30 2JG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

JORDAN, Neil Ivan→
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OLLEY, Stuart→
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIMPSON, Stephen James→
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BERESFORD, Saul David→
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-01-31 · resigned 2017-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-02