4M ELITE INTL TRADING LTD

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13225855 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-25
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-11.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £11,389
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,788 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£11k
↓ 914% YoY
Current Assets
£39k
↓ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£11k£6k£24k£42k£60k£78kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£-10.3k£1.4k
Current assets£39.0k£77.7k
Net assets£-11.4k£1.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-04-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-01-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2022-05-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-02-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4M ELITE INTL TRADING LTD
  12. 2021-02-25
    PINNO, Shahrazz Shahid appointed
    director
  13. 2021-02-25
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 Shahrazz Shahid Pinno
Individual · British · DOB 04/1982 · age 44
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/02/2021

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
Incorporated2021-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Registered office

Lady Smith House
9a Easy Road
Leeds
LS9 8LH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PINNO, Shahrazz Shahid
director · ~44y · appointed 2021-02-25
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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-05-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23