4 PINES PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD

⚰️Wound downliquidation
13096358 · ltd · incorporated 2020-12-22
Investment thesis
Company liquidation — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£92.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
48/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed financial-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 48/100 (watch), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -53% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
48/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality
5
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
46
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £92,694
Cash draining
Cash down 53% YoY
Cash YoY
-53%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
↓ 53% YoY
Net Worth
£93k
↑ 358% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£19k£37k£56k£74k£93kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£118.8k£20.2k
Current assets£14.9k£24.4k
Cash£10.4k£22.1k
Debtors£4.4k£2.3k
Net assets£92.7k£20.2k

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • 2 insolvency
  • 1 resolution
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 insolvency
  • 1 resolution
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 insolvency
  • 1 resolution
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  2. 2026-04-18
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
    insolvency · 600
  3. 2026-04-18
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
    insolvency · LIQ01
  4. 2026-04-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-09-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-01-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-01-15
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-01-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-01-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-01-15
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2025-01-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-09-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-09-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4 PINES PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD
  16. 2020-12-22
    LAVERICK, Joseph appointed
    director
  17. 2020-12-22
    MACGREGOR, Keith Terry appointed
    director
  18. 2020-12-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

2 high · 1 low
Company in liquidation
high

Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.

2 insolvency-related filings on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2026-04-18: liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator; 2026-04-18: liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency

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
Mr Joseph Laverick
Individual · English · DOB 05/1955 · age 71
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control22/12/2020
Mr Keith Terry Macgregor
Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control22/12/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusliquidation
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-12-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

Castle Hill Insolvency, 1 Battle Road
Heathfield
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 6RY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-04
Last: 2025-12-21

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

LAVERICK, Joseph
director · ~71y · appointed 2020-12-22
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Active
MACGREGOR, Keith Terry
director · ~68y · appointed 2020-12-22
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Active

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Recent filings (20 total)

resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-23
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2026-04-18
liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · LIQ01
2026-04-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02