4C LABS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13894984 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-04
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-481.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 64204Activities of distribution holding companies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 1.2y
0/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 1.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £481,106
Cash YoY
-20%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£106k
↓ 20% YoY
Net Worth
-£481k
↓ 192% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £-164.7k |
| Current assets | — | £759.9k |
| Cash | £105.6k | £131.8k |
| Debtors | — | £491.4k |
| Net assets | £-481.1k | £-164.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-12-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: 1001450838 Ontario Inc.
- 2025-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-03-31📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-03-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Grasshopper Capital Inc.
- 2025-03-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-07➕SMITH, James Arthur appointeddirector
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-04-25📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-02-04🏢Company incorporatedAs 4C LABS LTD
- 2022-02-04➕DOBBIN, Gregory Peter appointeddirector
- 2022-02-04➕FARQUHARSON, Morley David appointeddirector
- 2022-02-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103
Registered office
Hill Dickinson Llp, 8th Floor The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London
EC2A 2EW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
DOBBIN, Gregory Peter→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2022-02-04
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FARQUHARSON, Morley David→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2022-02-04
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SMITH, James Arthur→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2025-03-07
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | 1001450838 Ontario . 1001450838 Ontario Inc. | A registered charge | — | 31/12/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Grasshopper Capital . Grasshopper Capital Inc. | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/03/2025 | 05/01/2026 |
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Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-01
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-03-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19