4 CORNERS MARINE SERVICES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11444360 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-02
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£145.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 33110SIC 33110
- 33150SIC 33150
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -59% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.8y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £145,117
Net assets shrinking
Down £130,918 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 59% YoY
Cash YoY
-59%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£83k
↓ 59% YoY
Net Worth
£145k
↓ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£310k
↑ 1.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £230.4k | £384.1k |
| Current assets | £310.5k | £305.8k |
| Cash | £82.8k | £203.6k |
| Debtors | £227.7k | £102.2k |
| Net assets | £145.1k | £276.0k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-06-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-07-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Dbw Investments (10) Limited
- 2022-07-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-07-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-03➕REBHAN, John Paul appointeddirector
- 2020-03-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-06-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Dbw Investments (3) Limited
- 2018-07-02🏢Company incorporatedAs 4 CORNERS MARINE SERVICES LTD
- 2018-07-02➕REDDIN, Joel Michael appointeddirector
- 2018-07-02➕ROBBINS, Paul Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Anthony Robbins Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/07/2018 |
Mr Joel Michael Reddin Individual · British · DOB 02/1988 · age 38 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 02/07/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Michael John Laverickceased 11/03/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-07-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Registered office
The Embassy
389 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 1TP
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
REBHAN, John Paul→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2020-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
REDDIN, Joel Michael→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2018-07-02
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ROBBINS, Paul Anthony→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2018-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Dbw Investments (10) Dbw Investments (10) Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 22/07/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Dbw Investments (3) Dbw Investments (3) Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 26/06/2019 | 18/07/2022 |
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-06-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-07-26