4D LIFE LTD

💤Zombieactive
12313488 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-13
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fitness facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees3300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-01
    BERNERS-PRICE, Peter Devonald resigned
    director
  3. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2020-02-28
    BERNERS-PRICE, Peter Devonald appointed
    director
  10. 2019-11-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4D LIFE LTD
  11. 2019-11-13
    BERNERS-PRICE, Olivia appointed
    secretary
  12. 2019-11-13
    BERNERS PRICE, Nicholas Howard appointed
    director
  13. 2019-11-13
    📄
    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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicholas Howard Berners Price
Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/11/2019

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
Incorporated2019-11-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

20 Mortlake Business Centre
Mortlake High Street
London
SW14 8JN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BERNERS-PRICE, Olivia
secretary · appointed 2019-11-13
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Active
BERNERS PRICE, Nicholas Howard
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-11-13
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Active
BERNERS-PRICE, Peter Devonald
director · ~83y · appointed 2020-02-28 · resigned 2025-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-03-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-11-13