4FRONT PHYSIOTHERAPY LTD

💤Zombieactive
10747953 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-02
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 May 2025
Net worth
£47.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Physical well-being activities
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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: 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, 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
26 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £47,756
Net assets shrinking
Down £69,974 YoY
Cash YoY
-3%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£117k
↓ 2.6% YoY
Net Worth
£48k
↓ 59% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£24k£48k£72k£96k£120kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£47.8k£129.1k
Current assets£119.7k
Cash£116.6k£119.7k
Net assets£47.8k£117.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-11-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-07-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-07-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-04
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    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2019-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2018-05-25
    REDFERN, Stephanie resigned
    director
  17. 2018-05-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2017-05-02
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    Company incorporated
    As 4FRONT PHYSIOTHERAPY LTD
  19. 2017-05-02
    MAHER, Matthew William appointed
    director
  20. 2017-05-02
    REDFERN, Stephanie 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 Matthew William Maher
Individual · English · DOB 09/1987 · age 39
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/05/2017

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
Incorporated2017-05-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96040 — Physical well-being activities

Registered office

17 Meads Street
Eastbourne
BN20 7QY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-08
Last: 2025-05-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MAHER, Matthew William
director · ~39y · appointed 2017-05-02
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Active
REDFERN, Stephanie
director · ~36y · appointed 2017-05-02 · resigned 2018-05-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-28