4M CONSULTING LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
13784517 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-06
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46140
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70221Financial management
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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 (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-15
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2025-02-25
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-04-15
    OJO, Foluso Felicia appointed
    director
  9. 2021-12-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4M CONSULTING LTD
  10. 2021-12-06
    OJO, Yemi Bimbade appointed
    director
  11. 2021-12-06
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100
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 73 — succession pressure is live.

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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2024-12-19

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Yemi Bimbade Ojo
Individual · British · DOB 11/1953 · age 73
75–100%75-100% voting06/12/2021

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
Incorporated2021-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140

Registered office

7 Chailey Close 8 Hornbeam Way
Sidcup
London
Greater London
DA15 9BE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2024-12-19OVERDUE
Last: 2023-12-05

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

OJO, Foluso Felicia
director · ~66y · appointed 2023-04-15
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Active
OJO, Yemi Bimbade
director · ~73y · appointed 2021-12-06
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Active

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Recent filings (10 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-04-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-12-06