4SQUARED CONSULTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13318000 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-07
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 Apr 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-04-30

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 (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-03
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2022-09-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-08-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2022-06-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2021-04-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4SQUARED CONSULTING LIMITED
  11. 2021-04-07
    KIANI, Ehsan appointed
    director
  12. 2021-04-07
    📄
    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 Ehsan Kiani
Individual · British · DOB 11/1980 · age 46
75100%
75-100% shares07/04/2021

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
Incorporated2021-04-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies

Registered office

2 Bramwell Place
Oxford
OX4 1QW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KIANI, Ehsan
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-04-07
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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-08-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-06-28