4 CORNERS CENTRE CIC

🌿Early-stageactive
15065667 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-08-11
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.
Why now
Window opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 4 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 50
  • · Bankability: 70 → 50
  • · Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
  • · Opportunity score: 76 → 66
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
  • · 4 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 4 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • Deal-killer verdict: cleancomplicated
  • Opportunity score: 7666
  • Hygiene score: 9050
  • Bankability: 7050
  • ·Distress / opportunity: avoidattractive
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£8.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93110Operation of sports facilities
  • 93130Fitness facilities
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed education with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,279

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
Net Worth
£8k
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-31
Total assets£8.9k
Current assets£2.5k
Cash£2.5k
Net assets£8.3k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2024-11-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-11-19
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-11-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-11-19
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-10-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-08-31
    NIETRZEBKA, Ross Luke appointed
    director
  9. 2023-08-31
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2023-08-31
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-08-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4 CORNERS CENTRE CIC
  12. 2023-08-11
    SHIMWELL, Christopher John appointed
    director
  13. 2023-08-11
    TAYLOR, Mark appointed
    director
  14. 2023-08-11
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-31

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ross Luke Nietrzebka
Individual · British · DOB 04/1993 · age 33
25–50%25-50% voting31/08/2023
Christopher John Shimwell
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
25–50%25-50% voting11/08/2023
Mark Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54
25–50%25-50% voting11/08/2023

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-08-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

Fairways
Highroyd Avenue
Cudworth , Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S72 8EY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

NIETRZEBKA, Ross Luke
director · ~33y · appointed 2023-08-31
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Active
SHIMWELL, Christopher John
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-08-11
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Active
TAYLOR, Mark
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-08-11
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Active

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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-31
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-08-11