48FOUR CONTRACT SERVICES LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11701715 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-28
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43220Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
  • 43290Other construction installation
  • 43341Painting
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-05-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2020-03-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-03-09
    ➕
    BARON, James Ashley appointed
    director
  13. 2020-03-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-02-26
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    RATTRAY, Marcus Bradley resigned
    director
  15. 2020-02-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-02-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2018-11-28
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    Company incorporated
    As 48FOUR CONTRACT SERVICES LTD
  18. 2018-11-28
    ➕
    SMITH, Joel David Mandela appointed
    director
  19. 2018-11-28
    ➕
    RATTRAY, Marcus Bradley appointed
    director
  20. 2018-11-28
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Ashley Baron
Individual · British · DOB 12/1985 · age 41
25–50%
—25-50% shares09/03/2020
Mr Joel David Mandela Smith
Individual · British · DOB 08/1988 · age 38
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control28/11/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Marcus Bradley Rattrayceased 26/02/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-11-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Unit 400 61 Imperial Way
Croydon
CR0 4RR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BARON, James Ashley→
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-03-09
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Active
SMITH, Joel David Mandela→
director · ~38y · appointed 2018-11-28
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Active
RATTRAY, Marcus Bradley→
director · ~36y · appointed 2018-11-28 · resigned 2020-02-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-16