4 PROBATE AND WILLS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11396478 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-04
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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 (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-02-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-01-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2026-01-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-01-01
    ➖
    HUDGELL, Neil Michael resigned
    director
  7. 2025-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-06-07
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  9. 2023-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-06-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-02-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-09-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-09-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-08-31
    ➕
    WHITE, Emma Christine appointed
    director
  20. 2018-06-04
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    Company incorporated
    As 4 PROBATE AND WILLS LTD
  21. 2018-06-04
    ➕
    WHITE, Emma Christine appointed
    secretary
  22. 2018-06-04
    ➕
    WHITE, Paul Anthony appointed
    director
  23. 2018-06-04
    ➕
    HUDGELL, Neil Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Emma Christine White
Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/01/2026
Mr Paul Anthony White
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/06/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Neil Hudgellceased 01/01/2026· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2018-06-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

2 @ The Dock
46 Humber Street
Hull
East Yorkshire
HU1 1TU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

WHITE, Emma Christine→
secretary · appointed 2018-06-04
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Active
WHITE, Emma Christine→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-08-31
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Active
WHITE, Paul Anthony→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-06-04
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Active
HUDGELL, Neil Michael→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-06-04 · resigned 2026-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-16