4A CONSULTING LTD

💤Zombieactive
14694138 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-28
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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, 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
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
13 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 £1,051
Net assets shrinking
Down £846 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 45% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£7k£15k£22k£30k£37kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£1.1k£1.9k
Current assets£31.9k£37.3k
Net assets£1.1k£1.9k

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
6
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-02-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-02-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-02-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2026-02-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2024-03-01
    1ST SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2023-05-26
    1ST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2023-05-26
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  12. 2023-02-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4A CONSULTING LTD
  13. 2023-02-28
    ALBERTS, Johannes Joachim, Dr appointed
    director
  14. 2023-02-28
    📄
    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
Dr Johannes Joachim Alberts
Individual · British · DOB 02/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/02/2023

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
Incorporated2023-02-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Jamesons House
Compton Way
Witney
OX28 3AB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ALBERTS, Johannes Joachim, Dr
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-02-28
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Active
1ST SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-05-26 · resigned 2024-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-03-11
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-05-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-28