4ROOMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10838837 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-28
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£17.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.4y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 2.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £17,565

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£36k
Net Worth
£18k
Current Assets
£54k
Current Liabilities
£0£11k£22k£33k£43k£54kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£17.6k
Current assets£54.3k
Cash£35.9k
Debtors£18.4k
Net assets£17.6k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2025-06-26
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    Charge satisfied #1
  3. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-28
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2023-12-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Rocking Horse Solutions UK Limited
  6. 2023-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-01
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-11-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-11-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-11-25
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2019-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-06-28
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    Company incorporated
    As 4ROOMS LIMITED
  19. 2017-06-28
    LOHER, Julian Dominic appointed
    director
  20. 2017-06-28
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Julian Dominic Loher
Individual · German · DOB 12/1983 · age 43
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/06/2017

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
Incorporated2017-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

103 High Street
Waltham Cross
EN8 7AN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-10
Last: 2025-05-27

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LOHER, Julian Dominic
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-06-28
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Rocking Horse Solutions UK
Rocking Horse Solutions UK Limited
A registered charge1 property22/12/202326/06/2025

Recent filings (25 total)

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-11-27