4PROPERTY DEVELOPERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14622765 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-27
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£31.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 2.8y

0/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 2.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
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
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £31,798
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,178 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£32k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 85% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£7k£15k£22k£30k£37kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£61.6k£57.5k
Current assets£1.6k£846
Net assets£31.8k£37.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2024-03-06
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Paratus Amc Limited
  5. 2023-08-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2023-08-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2023-08-15
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
  8. 2023-08-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
  9. 2023-01-27
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    Company incorporated
    As 4PROPERTY DEVELOPERS LIMITED
  10. 2023-01-27
    OTOBO, Oghene Othuke Emmanuel appointed
    director
  11. 2023-01-27
    📄
    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 Oghene Othuke Emmanuel Otobo
Individual · British · DOB 11/1999 · age 27
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/01/2023

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
Incorporated2023-01-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

15 Lorne Road
Barrow-In-Furness
LA13 9BP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

OTOBO, Oghene Othuke Emmanuel
director · ~27y · appointed 2023-01-27
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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Paratus Amc
Paratus Amc Limited
A registered charge1 property06/03/2024
outstanding
Together Money
Together Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property15/08/2023
outstanding
Together Money
Together Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property15/08/2023
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Recent filings (9 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-08-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-08-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-27