4D BATHROOMS & TILING LTD
- 43390Other building completion and finishing
Opportunity 75/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-03-31 |
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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
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-04-05➕WHITHAM, Martin appointeddirector
- 2026-04-05➖FORD-WHITHAM, Andreas resigneddirector
- 2025-08-12🏢Company incorporatedAs 4D BATHROOMS & TILING LTD
- 2025-08-12➕FORD-WHITHAM, Andreas appointeddirector
- 2025-08-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 0.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Martin Whitham Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 05/04/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Andreas Ford-Whithamceased 05/04/2026· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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