4SENSUS LTD

🌱Startupactive
16048856 · ltd · incorporated 2024-10-29
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
8 filings
60
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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-02-28
Average employees200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 3 accounts
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-05-11
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-04-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-04-21
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2026-01-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4SENSUS LTD
  7. 2024-10-29
    MACINTOSH, Stephen appointed
    secretary
  8. 2024-10-29
    MACINTOSH, Stephen appointed
    director
  9. 2024-10-29
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 1.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Macintosh
Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control29/10/2024

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

128 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MACINTOSH, Stephen
secretary · appointed 2024-10-29
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Active
MACINTOSH, Stephen
director · ~50y · appointed 2024-10-29
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Recent filings (8 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-19
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-10-29