4 SHADOW LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14969246 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-29
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
17 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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-28➖NAJEEB, Hasnain resigneddirector
- 2025-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-07-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-05-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-05-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-16➕AHMED, Izhan appointeddirector
- 2023-09-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-21➕AHMED, Rizwan appointeddirector
- 2023-09-21➖AHMED, Izhan resigneddirector
- 2023-08-17📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-08-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-06-29🏢Company incorporatedAs 4 SHADOW LIMITED
- 2023-06-29➕AHMED, Izhan appointeddirector
- 2023-06-29➕NAJEEB, Hasnain appointeddirector
- 2023-06-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Rizwan Ahmed Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/05/2024 |
Mr Izhan Ahmed Individual · British · DOB 04/2003 · age 23 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 29/06/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Hasnain Najeebceased 27/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 HC LIMITED→ 15011311 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 10MDC LTD→ 15121276 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 123 ELECTRONICS UK LTD→ 12586406 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 21ST CENTURY TRADING LIMITED→ 02676845 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
| 24/7 LIQUOR HOUSE LTD→ 16885526 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25TH CENTURY LIMITED→ 05152418 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| 3 DEES GEMS CIC→ 15001903 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 365 GENERATION TRADING LTD→ 15944761 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 4 CARE COSMETICS LTD→ 16664280 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 45S AND 33S LIMITED→ 16577212 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4B ATHLETICS LTD→ 15214334 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 4BANGER LTD→ 16776994 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-06-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
287 Harrow Road
Wembley
HA9 6BH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
AHMED, Izhan→
Activedirector · ~23y · appointed 2024-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AHMED, Rizwan→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-09-21
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AHMED, Izhan→
Resigneddirector · ~23y · appointed 2023-06-29 · resigned 2023-09-21
NAJEEB, Hasnain→
Resigneddirector · ~26y · appointed 2023-06-29 · resigned 2025-09-28
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Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-25
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-25
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-08-17