4S HOMES LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
15 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 8.0y
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £516.1k | £814.2k |
| Current assets | £1.35M | £2.25M |
| Cash | £131.5k | £12.6k |
| Debtors | £174.8k | £571.7k |
| Net assets | £306.1k | £604.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-07-25🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2025-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-05-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-04-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-04-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-04-28🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2025-04-28🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2025-04-28🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2025-04-24🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Mint Property Finance Limited
- 2025-04-24🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Mint Property Finance Limited
- 2025-01-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-12-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-12-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-12-18🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Bridgeco Limited
- 2023-12-18🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Bridgeco Limited
- 2023-12-18🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Bridgeco Limited
- 2023-09-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-09-29🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Colcap Financial UK Limited
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-06-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-06-15🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2022-06-15🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2021-05-11🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2021-05-11🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2021-05-11🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2021-05-11🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2020-04-20🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Mb (Security Agent) Limited
- 2020-04-20🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Mb (Security Agent) Limited
- 2020-03-29🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2019-11-29🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Mb (Security Agent) Limited
- 2019-11-29🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Mb (Security Agent) Limited
- 2019-10-15🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Pasto Development Limited
- 2019-10-15🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Mb (Security Agent) Limited
- 2019-10-15🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Mb (Security Agent) Limited
- 2019-06-27🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-06-27🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-07-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Mint Bridging Limited
- 2018-07-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Mint Bridging Limited
- 2017-09-28🏢Company incorporatedAs 4S HOMES LTD
- 2017-09-28➕CARVER, Mark appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Carver Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/09/2017 |
Mr Stewart Fielden Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/09/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Mint Property Finance Mint Property Finance Limited | A registered charge | 14 properties | 24/04/2025 | 25/07/2025 | |
| outstanding | Mint Property Finance Mint Property Finance Limited | A registered charge | 14 properties | 24/04/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Bridgeco Bridgeco Limited | A registered charge | 3 properties | 18/12/2023 | 28/04/2025 | |
| satisfied | Bridgeco Bridgeco Limited | A registered charge | 3 properties | 18/12/2023 | 28/04/2025 | |
| satisfied | Bridgeco Bridgeco Limited | A registered charge | 3 properties | 18/12/2023 | 28/04/2025 | |
| outstanding | Colcap Financial UK Colcap Financial UK Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/09/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Mb (Security Agent) Mb (Security Agent) Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/04/2020 | 11/05/2021 | |
| satisfied | Mb (Security Agent) Mb (Security Agent) Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/04/2020 | 11/05/2021 | |
| satisfied | Mb (Security Agent) Mb (Security Agent) Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 29/11/2019 | 15/06/2022 | |
| satisfied | Mb (Security Agent) Mb (Security Agent) Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 29/11/2019 | 15/06/2022 | |
| satisfied | Pasto Development Pasto Development Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/10/2019 | 11/05/2021 | |
| satisfied | Mb (Security Agent) Mb (Security Agent) Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/10/2019 | 11/05/2021 | |
| satisfied | Mb (Security Agent) Mb (Security Agent) Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/10/2019 | 29/03/2020 | |
| satisfied | Mint Bridging Mint Bridging Limited | A registered charge | 3 properties | 13/07/2018 | 27/06/2019 | |
| satisfied | Mint Bridging Mint Bridging Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/07/2018 | 27/06/2019 |