BGF 4 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11064902 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-15
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
£104.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
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 (81/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
38 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £104,800
Cash YoY
+30%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£177k
↑ 30% YoY
Net Worth
£105k
↑ 103% YoY
Current Assets
£220k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£44k£88k£132k£176k£220kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£114.5k£58.7k
Current assets£219.6k£179.1k
Cash£177.3k£136.6k
Debtors£37.7k£38.3k
Net assets£104.8k£51.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-29
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-06-29
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2023-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-03
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-04
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  10. 2022-08-04
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2022-07-26
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  12. 2022-07-25
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  13. 2022-06-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-06-01
    NAWAZ, Sohail Rab resigned
    director
  15. 2021-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-10-14
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  17. 2021-05-12
    MASOOD, Sohaib Bin resigned
    director
  18. 2021-05-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-12-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2020-10-20
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2020-10-19
    MAHMOOD, Faisal appointed
    director
  23. 2020-10-19
    NAWAZ, Sohail Rab appointed
    director
  24. 2019-06-17
    BIN MASOOD, Huzaifa resigned
    director
  25. 2019-03-25
    MASOOD, Sohaib Bin appointed
    director
  26. 2017-11-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BGF 4 LIMITED
  27. 2017-11-15
    BIN MASOOD, Huzaifa 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.)

Group structure

Aahil Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Aahil Investments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BGF 4 LIMITED
This company · 11064902

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Aahil Investments Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/06/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Bgf Holdings Limitedceased 27/06/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • German Diner Limitedceased 19/10/2020· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-11-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

91 Soho Hill
Birmingham
B19 1AY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-15
Last: 2026-07-01

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MAHMOOD, Faisal
director · ~47y · appointed 2020-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BIN MASOOD, Huzaifa
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-11-15 · resigned 2019-06-17
Resigned
MASOOD, Sohaib Bin
director · ~41y · appointed 2019-03-25 · resigned 2021-05-12
Resigned
NAWAZ, Sohail Rab
director · ~33y · appointed 2020-10-19 · resigned 2022-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-08-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-08-04