4S WHOLESALE LTD

💤Zombieactive
11867827 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-07
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of textiles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£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
Average employees2000

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
1
filing
  • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  2. 2025-11-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-09
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  4. 2024-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-08
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-04-08
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-07-28
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-07-25
    NAHAR, Inoor resigned
    director
  11. 2023-07-24
    HAQUE, Howlader Mohammed Shahidul appointed
    director
  12. 2022-12-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-04-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-03-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4S WHOLESALE LTD
  18. 2019-03-07
    NAHAR, Inoor appointed
    director
  19. 2019-03-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-20

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Howlader Mohammed Shahidul Haque
Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56
sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest08/04/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Inoor Naharceased 01/03/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

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
Incorporated2019-03-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46410 — Wholesale of textiles

Registered office

16 White Church Lane
London
E1 7QR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-20OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HAQUE, Howlader Mohammed Shahidul
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-07-24
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Active
NAHAR, Inoor
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-03-07 · resigned 2023-07-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-22