4 SEASONS GROCERY LTD

💤Zombieactive
13373284 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-04
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.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 2 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Bankability: 70 → 75
  • · Filings: 13 → 14
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 2 positive signals vs 0 negative.

  • Bankability: 7075
  • Filings: 1314
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
£636.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 -68% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £636,584
Cash draining
Cash down 68% YoY
Cash YoY
-68%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£87k
↓ 68% YoY
Net Worth
£637k
↑ 86% YoY
Current Assets
£693k
↑ 59% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£139k£277k£416k£555k£693kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£636.6k£343.2k
Current assets£693.2k£435.7k
Cash£86.5k£269.7k
Debtors£431.7k£11.7k
Net assets£636.6k£342.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-13
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  4. 2023-11-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-15
    KHAN, Khayyam Akhtar resigned
    secretary
  6. 2023-09-15
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2023-04-13
    KHAN, Khayyam Akhtar appointed
    secretary
  8. 2023-04-13
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  9. 2022-11-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-05-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4 SEASONS GROCERY LTD
  12. 2021-05-04
    ALI, Twana Salih appointed
    director
  13. 2021-05-04
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 Twana Salih Ali
Individual · British · DOB 06/1985 · age 41
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/05/2021

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
Incorporated2021-05-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

63-65 City Road
Cardiff
CF24 3BL
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-17
Last: 2026-05-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ALI, Twana Salih
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-05-04
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Active
KHAN, Khayyam Akhtar
secretary · appointed 2023-04-13 · resigned 2023-09-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-05-04