4 SEASONS TRANSPORT LTD

💤Zombieactive
11117289 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-19
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£54.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
22 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £54,777

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£55k
Current Assets
£81k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£92.3k
Current assets£81.4k
Net assets£54.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-24
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-12-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2017-12-19
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    Company incorporated
    As 4 SEASONS TRANSPORT LTD
  15. 2017-12-19
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    PRESCOTT, Gary Mark appointed
    director
  16. 2017-12-19
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 61. 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gary Mark Prescott
Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61
——sig. influencesignificant influence19/12/2017

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
Incorporated2017-12-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Zeal House, Suite 14
8 Deer Park Road
London
SW19 3GY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PRESCOTT, Gary Mark→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-12-19
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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29