4IQ LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10809103 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-08
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

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, 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
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees200500

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-01-01
    ANDREU, Andres De Jesus appointed
    director
  4. 2026-01-01
    YEPEZ, Juan Alberto resigned
    director
  5. 2025-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-06-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-07-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-07-07
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-01-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-08-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-06-25
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2021-06-24
    PAL, Monica Kumar resigned
    director
  16. 2020-11-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-11-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-08-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2020-05-08
    YEPEZ, Juan Alberto appointed
    director
  20. 2019-05-08
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  21. 2019-05-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  22. 2019-05-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  23. 2017-06-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4IQ LIMITED
  24. 2017-06-08
    PAL, Monica Kumar appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-06-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Camburgh House
27 New Dover Road
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 3DN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ANDREU, Andres De Jesus
director · ~58y · appointed 2026-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PAL, Monica Kumar
director · ~65y · appointed 2017-06-08 · resigned 2021-06-24
Resigned
YEPEZ, Juan Alberto
director · ~67y · appointed 2020-05-08 · resigned 2026-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-01-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-11