4PL COMPLIANCE LTD
💤Zombieactive
10668042 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-14
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
£7.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -72% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £7,033
Cash draining
Cash down 72% YoY
Cash YoY
-72%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£11k
↓ 72% YoY
Net Worth
£7k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£110k
↑ 69% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £15.0k | £19.5k |
| Current assets | £110.1k | £65.3k |
| Cash | £10.7k | £38.7k |
| Debtors | £99.5k | £26.6k |
| Net assets | £7.0k | £5.5k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-02-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-07✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-02-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-03-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-03-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-04➕WANG, Siming appointeddirector
- 2017-04-04➖AHMED, Forida Yasmin resigneddirector
- 2017-03-14🏢Company incorporatedAs 4PL COMPLIANCE LTD
- 2017-03-14➕AHMED, Forida Yasmin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Siming Wang Individual · British · DOB 12/1986 · age 40 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 09/02/2022 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Fourpl Group Ltdceased 07/02/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Siming Wangceased 23/02/2020· 75-100% shares
- Mrs Forida Yasmin Ahmedceased 04/04/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Hang Qiao Baiceased 04/04/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19PB20 LIMITED→ 16315717 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 4PL FREIGHT LTD→ 16603269 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4YOU.DIRECT LTD→ 13513483 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| A.G. AXTON WAREHOUSING LIMITED→ 02013507 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
| A2B SOUTHAMPTON TAXI LTD→ 14184000 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ABACUS PAYROLL SERVICES LTD→ 15576953 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AERO TAXIS SOUTHAMPTON LTD→ 08787097 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| AG DELIVERIES LIMITED→ 15189192 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AIR2PORT SOUTHAMPTON LIMITED→ 14209917 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AIRPORT ENERGY LIMITED→ 03875297 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| AJM TRANS LIMITED→ 12123259 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities
Registered office
8 Brickfield Lane
Chandler's Ford
Eastleigh
SO53 4DP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
WANG, Siming→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2017-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AHMED, Forida Yasmin→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2017-03-14 · resigned 2017-04-04
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Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-07
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-02-07