4LOOP LTD

💤Zombieactive
11140239 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-09
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 23 → 24
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 2324
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-01-312025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees100100100

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-09-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2022-01-12
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  11. 2021-03-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-01-09
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    Company incorporated
    As 4LOOP LTD
  17. 2018-01-09
    MILNE, Philip James appointed
    director
  18. 2018-01-09
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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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip James Milne
Individual · British · DOB 01/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/01/2018

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
Incorporated2018-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Brookside
274 Crawley Road
Horsham
West Sussex
RH12 4HG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MILNE, Philip James
director · ~49y · appointed 2018-01-09
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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-12
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-26