4 CYTE UK LTD
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Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 2.1y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 2.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £71.8k | — |
| Net assets | £201.1k | — |
| Average employees | — | 1600 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-07-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2024-06-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2024-06-07📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-03-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-02-28🏢Company incorporatedAs 4 CYTE UK LTD
- 2018-02-28➕FURLONG, Deirdre Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2018-02-28➕FURLONG, Deirdre Margaret appointeddirector
- 2018-02-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-02-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — 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
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Lionel Hoare Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 28/02/2018 |
Ms Deirdre Margaret Furlong Individual · Irish · DOB 05/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/02/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/07/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 14/06/2024 | — |