4 LESS GLOBAL LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15587438 · ltd · incorporated 2024-03-23
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 62090Other information technology service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
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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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-31➖DELANEY, Peter resigneddirector
- 2026-02-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-23🏢Company incorporatedAs 4 LESS GLOBAL LTD
- 2024-03-23➕HARDY, Jane appointeddirector
- 2024-03-23➕STEVENS, Michael Whelan appointeddirector
- 2024-03-23➕DELANEY, Peter appointeddirector
- 2024-03-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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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Mrs Jane Hardy Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/03/2024 |
Mr Michael Whelan Stevens Individual · British · DOB 11/1945 · age 81 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/03/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Peter Delaneyceased 19/02/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
4 Endive Road
Cranleigh
GU6 8LW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
STEVENS, Michael Whelan→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2024-03-23
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DELANEY, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2024-03-23 · resigned 2026-03-31
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Recent filings (7 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-03-23