4 YOUR HOME 2 YOUR HOME LTD.

🏛️Establishedactive
11365909 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-16
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£400
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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
18 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 £400
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,062 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£400
↓ 73% YoY
Current Assets
£400
Current Liabilities
—
£0£292£585£877£1k£1kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£400£1.5k
Current assets£400—
Net assets£400£1.5k

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
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-31
    ➖
    MCGUFFIE, Isobel resigned
    director
  5. 2023-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4 YOUR HOME 2 YOUR HOME LTD.
  11. 2018-05-16
    ➕
    MCGUFFIE, David William appointed
    director
  12. 2018-05-16
    ➕
    MCGUFFIE, John Ross appointed
    director
  13. 2018-05-16
    ➕
    MCGUFFIE, Isobel appointed
    director
  14. 2018-05-16
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Ross Mcguffie
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest16/05/2018

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
Incorporated2018-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

Isel Mill
Isel
Cockermouth
Cumbria
CA13 0QG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-08
Last: 2025-06-24

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MCGUFFIE, David William→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-05-16
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Active
MCGUFFIE, John Ross→
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-05-16
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Active
MCGUFFIE, Isobel→
director · ~94y · appointed 2018-05-16 · resigned 2024-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-13