4E PROPERTIES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12861061 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-07
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£15.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.4y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £15,136
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£15k
Current Assets
£2k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £16.2k | — |
| Current assets | £2.2k | — |
| Net assets | £15.1k | — |
| Average employees | — | 0 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-01-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
- 2020-09-07🏢Company incorporatedAs 4E PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 2020-09-07➕PRITCHARD, Ian Jefferson appointeddirector
- 2020-09-07➕PRITCHARD, Zoe Lynn appointeddirector
- 2020-09-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Zoe Lynn Pritchard Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/09/2020 |
Mr Ian Jefferson Pritchard Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/09/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-09-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
1 Hallam Hall Barns Summer Lane
Preston On The Hill
Warrington
WA4 4BH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
PRITCHARD, Ian Jefferson→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2020-09-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRITCHARD, Zoe Lynn→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2020-09-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/01/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-01-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-09-07