4 INVEST RE LTD

💤Zombieactive
11077849 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-22
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£-19
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £19

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£19
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£19-£11-£3£4£12£20Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£-19£-19
Current assets£20
Net assets£-19£-19

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2025-07-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-05-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  5. 2025-05-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-08-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-08-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  9. 2024-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-05-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-05-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-05-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  13. 2024-01-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2023-12-15
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  15. 2023-10-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2022-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-08-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  18. 2022-08-03
    CATTERO, Carlo appointed
    director
  19. 2022-08-03
    PORFIDO, Michele Giuseppe resigned
    director
  20. 2022-08-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2022-08-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2022-08-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2022-08-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  24. 2022-06-30
    CATTERO, Carlo, Mr. resigned
    director
  25. 2022-06-30
    PORFIDO, Michele Giuseppe appointed
    director
  26. 2019-02-11
    CATTERO, Carlo, Mr. appointed
    director
  27. 2019-02-11
    PORFIDO, Michele Giuseppe resigned
    director
  28. 2017-11-22
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    Company incorporated
    As 4 INVEST RE LTD
  29. 2017-11-22
    PORFIDO, Michele Giuseppe 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 59 — 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 59. 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.)

Group structure

Superstile Ltd holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

🏛️
Superstile Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
majority
4 INVEST RE LTD
This company · 11077849

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Superstile Ltd
Corporate entity
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · firm interest03/08/2022
Mr Joseph Brigandi
Individual · Italian · DOB 01/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control07/05/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Superstile Ltd.ceased 30/06/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2017-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

12 Alderlea
Marton-In-Cleveland
Middlesbrough
TS7 8DL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-22
Last: 2025-05-08

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

CATTERO, Carlo
director · ~59y · appointed 2022-08-03
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Active
CATTERO, Carlo, Mr.
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-02-11 · resigned 2022-06-30
Resigned
PORFIDO, Michele Giuseppe
director · ~61y · appointed 2022-06-30 · resigned 2022-08-03
Resigned
PORFIDO, Michele Giuseppe
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-11-22 · resigned 2019-02-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-07-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-05-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28