4TY PLANNING LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14008547 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-29
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
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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
Average employees2300

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-04-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-04-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-07
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  9. 2023-02-22
    BATCHELOR, Hannah Marie appointed
    secretary
  10. 2023-01-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-12-13
    CASTRO, Thomas, Mr. appointed
    director
  12. 2022-03-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4TY PLANNING LTD
  13. 2022-03-29
    BATCHELOR, Mark James appointed
    director
  14. 2022-03-29
    📄
    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

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
Mark James Batchelor
Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/03/2022

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
Incorporated2022-03-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Onega House
112 Main Road
Sidcup
DA14 6NE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BATCHELOR, Hannah Marie
secretary · appointed 2023-02-22
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Active
BATCHELOR, Mark James
director · ~43y · appointed 2022-03-29
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Active
CASTRO, Thomas, Mr.
director · ~36y · appointed 2022-12-13
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Active

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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-03-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-29