FOUR SQUARE FAMILY INVESTMENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
11977813 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-03
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
£2.12M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of investment trusts
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 -38% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
82
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 £2,116,648
Cash YoY
-38%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£839k
↓ 38% YoY
Net Worth
£2.1m
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£1.0m
Current Liabilities
£0£423k£847k£1.3m£1.7m£2.1mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.12M£1.82M
Current assets£1.02M
Cash£838.6k£1.34M
Debtors£180.1k
Net assets£2.12M£1.82M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-16
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    address · AD03
  3. 2025-05-16
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  4. 2025-05-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-05-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-07-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-07-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-07-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-05-14
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    accounts · AA01
  16. 2020-05-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2020-05-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-07-08
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    capital · SH01
  19. 2019-05-03
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    Company incorporated
    As FOUR SQUARE FAMILY INVESTMENTS LTD
  20. 2019-05-03
    LOUGHLIN, Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Maria Loughlin
Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/06/2019
Mr Michael Loughlin
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/05/2019

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
Incorporated2019-05-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64301 — Activities of investment trusts

Registered office

Crossoaks Farm
Crossoaks Lane
Borehamwood
WD6 5PH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-16
Last: 2026-05-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LOUGHLIN, Michael
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-05-03
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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2025-05-16
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2025-05-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-16