4B (NOTTINGHAM) GROUNDWORKS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12630635 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-28
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 May 2025
Net worth
£80.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Site preparation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £80,583
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£81k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£127k
↑ 86% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £165.4k | £138.4k |
| Current assets | £126.6k | £68.1k |
| Net assets | £80.6k | £62.4k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-16📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-26✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-07-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-07-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-07-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-07-29➕BELL, Maddison Ashton appointeddirector
- 2021-07-29➕BLACKBOURN, Lisa appointeddirector
- 2021-07-29➖RADULOVIC, David resigneddirector
- 2021-07-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-28➕BELL, Adam appointeddirector
- 2021-07-28➖RADULOVIC, Hilary resigneddirector
- 2020-05-28🏢Company incorporatedAs 4B (NOTTINGHAM) GROUNDWORKS LIMITED
- 2020-05-28➕BLACKBOURN, Philip Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2020-05-28➕RADULOVIC, David appointeddirector
- 2020-05-28➕RADULOVIC, Hilary appointeddirector
Owner dependency
56/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 Phillip Jonathan Blackbourn Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 30/07/2021 |
Mr Adam Bell Individual · British · DOB 08/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 30/07/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr David Radulovicceased 30/07/2021· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Hilary Radulovicceased 30/07/2021· 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
Incorporated2020-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43120 — Site preparation
Registered office
Unit 2 The Pavillion
Strelley Hall
Nottingham
NG8 6PE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
Active
BELL, Maddison Ashton→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2021-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLACKBOURN, Lisa→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2021-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLACKBOURN, Philip Jonathan→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2020-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RADULOVIC, David→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2020-05-28 · resigned 2021-07-29
RADULOVIC, Hilary→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2020-05-28 · resigned 2021-07-28
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-19
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-02