4TL LTD

💤Zombieactive
14378953 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-27
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£8.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,366

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£8k
Current Assets
£11k
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£4k£6k£9k£11kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£8.4k
Current assets£10.7k
Net assets£8.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-11-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-10-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-31
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2023-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-27
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-01-27
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-01-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-09-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4TL LTD
  12. 2022-09-27
    LUCZYNSKI, Tomasz appointed
    director
  13. 2022-09-27
    📄
    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

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
Mr Tomasz Luczynski
Individual · Polish · DOB 11/1983 · age 43
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/09/2022

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
Incorporated2022-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

16 Chapel House Swilgate Road
Tewkesbury
GL20 5PQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LUCZYNSKI, Tomasz
director · ~43y · appointed 2022-09-27
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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-09-27