4X4 STUDIO LTD

💤Zombieactive
10793546 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-30
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45310
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 49410Freight transport by road
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-01-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-11-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-05-30
    BALOGH, Bianka resigned
    director
  10. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2019-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2017-05-30
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    Company incorporated
    As 4X4 STUDIO LTD
  16. 2017-05-30
    RACZ, Jozsef appointed
    director
  17. 2017-05-30
    BALOGH, Bianka appointed
    director
  18. 2017-05-30
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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

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jozsef Racz
Individual · Hungarian · DOB 10/1987 · age 39
2550%
25-50% shares30/05/2017
Ms Bianka Balogh
Individual · Hungarian · DOB 10/1989 · age 37
2550%
25-50% shares30/05/2017

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
Incorporated2017-05-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45310 — SIC 45310

Registered office

Flat 22, 10 Mahindra Way
Beckton
London
E6 5AQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

RACZ, Jozsef
director · ~39y · appointed 2017-05-30
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Active
BALOGH, Bianka
director · ~37y · appointed 2017-05-30 · resigned 2021-05-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-01-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-28