4WORX LIMITED
Opportunity 76/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -82% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £309.6k | £232.2k |
| Current assets | £15.1k | £102.5k |
| Cash | £11.1k | £63.1k |
| Debtors | £4.0k | £26.5k |
| Net assets | £-67.5k | £-4.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-02-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-05-01➖BEAUMONT, Harvey resigneddirector
- 2024-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-02➖BEAUMONT, Laurie resigneddirector
- 2022-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-03-12🏢Company incorporatedAs 4WORX LIMITED
- 2021-03-12➕BEAUMONT, Philip appointeddirector
- 2021-03-12➕BEAUMONT, Harvey appointeddirector
- 2021-03-12➕BEAUMONT, Laurie appointeddirector
- 2021-03-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Philip Beaumont Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 12/03/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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