SFEL FOUR LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14964440 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-27
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35130
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
19 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-04📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2026-01-04📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2026-01-04📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-17📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-01-04📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-01-04📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-05-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-03-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-11-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-14➕FLEET, Paul Martin appointeddirector
- 2023-10-03📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2023-10-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-10-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-09-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-27🏢Company incorporatedAs SFEL FOUR LIMITED
- 2023-06-27➕GASS, Roger Neil appointedsecretary
- 2023-06-27➕STORY, John Frederick appointeddirector
- 2023-06-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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 signalLimited 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Story Energy Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Story Energy Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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SFEL FOUR LIMITED
This company · 14964440
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Story Energy Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/06/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-06-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35130 — SIC 35130
Registered office
Story Contracting Limited Marconi Road
Burgh Road Industrial Estate
Carlisle
CA2 7NA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-10
Last: 2026-06-26
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
FLEET, Paul Martin→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STORY, John Frederick→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2023-06-27
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Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-01-04
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-01-04
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-01-04
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-01-17
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-01-04
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-05-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-03-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-21
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2023-10-03