4K CONTRACTS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
13967046 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-10
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£85.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed construction with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -100% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £85,241
Very low cash
Cash position: £76
Net assets shrinking
Down £135,114 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 100% YoY
Cash YoY
-100%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£76
↓ 100% YoY
Net Worth
£85k
↓ 61% YoY
Current Assets
£279k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£86k£173k£259k£345k£431kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£85.9k£221.1k
Current assets£278.8k£431.5k
Cash£76£87.5k
Debtors£278.7k£343.9k
Net assets£85.2k£220.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-10-14
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2025-09-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-09-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-09-10
    MALLABY, Helen resigned
    director
  8. 2024-05-07
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  9. 2024-04-30
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2024-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-07-19
    OWEN, Simon appointed
    director
  12. 2023-07-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-07-29
    MALLABY, Helen appointed
    director
  14. 2022-07-29
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2022-03-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4K CONTRACTS LTD
  16. 2022-03-10
    BUCKINGHAM, Wayne Lawrence appointed
    director
  17. 2022-03-10
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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: 2026-03-23

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Wayne Lawrence Buckingham
Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/03/2022

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
Incorporated2022-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

7 Pollards Way
Henlow
Bedfordshire
SG16 6NF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-23OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-09

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BUCKINGHAM, Wayne Lawrence
director · ~44y · appointed 2022-03-10
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Active
OWEN, Simon
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-07-19
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Active
MALLABY, Helen
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-07-29 · resigned 2024-09-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-10-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-24
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-10