SB4 GROUP LTD

💤Zombieactive
13832060 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-06
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-26.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £25,992
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£26k
Current Assets
£409
Current Liabilities
-£26k-£21k-£15k-£10k-£5k£409Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£37.7k
Current assets£409
Net assets£-26.0k
Average employees100

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

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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
2
filings
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2026-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-26
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-03-25
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-25
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-10-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SB4 GROUP LTD
  9. 2022-01-06
    LITCHFIELD, Anthony Edward appointed
    director
  10. 2022-01-06
    📄
    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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-04-29: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Edward Litchfield
Individual · British · DOB 04/1988 · age 38
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/01/2022
Mrs Debbie Litchfield
Individual · British · DOB 12/1992 · age 34
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/01/2022

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
Incorporated2022-01-06
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC77110 — Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

Cae Idris
Cwm Nant Y Meichiaed
Llanfyllin
Powys
SY22 5NE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LITCHFIELD, Anthony Edward
director · ~38y · appointed 2022-01-06
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Recent filings (12 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-01-06