4B ATHLETICS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15214334 · ltd · incorporated 2023-10-16
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 steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
- · Filings: 16 → 17
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.
- ↑Filings: 16 → 17
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47510
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
17 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.
Key financials
2 years 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 | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-04➕JOHN, Peter appointeddirector
- 2023-12-04➕MASIH, Grephen appointeddirector
- 2023-12-04➕SAIF, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2023-12-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-16🏢Company incorporatedAs 4B ATHLETICS LTD
- 2023-10-16➕STEPHEN, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2023-10-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
45/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Grephen Masih Individual · Pakistani · DOB 04/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/12/2025 |
Mr Stephen Saif Individual · Pakistani · DOB 04/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/12/2025 |
Mr Peeter John Individual · Pakistani · DOB 01/1988 · age 38 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/12/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Anthony Stephenceased 01/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47510 — SIC 47510
Registered office
Flat 51 Burnt Oak Broadway
Edgware
HA8 0FW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-03
Last: 2026-05-20
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Active
MASIH, Grephen→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SAIF, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-12-04
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STEPHEN, Anthony→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-10-16
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Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-04