GFOURFOUR LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC426763 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Quantity surveying activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£6k£3k£13k£22k£31k£41kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-292024-06-29
Total assets£26.5k
Current assets£40.9k
Cash£5
Debtors£40.9k
Net assets£-6.3k
Average employees1

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-06-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-03-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2022-05-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2021-07-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2021-06-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2021-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2019-06-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-06-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GFOURFOUR LIMITED
  20. 2012-06-22
    MCALEER, Stephen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Mcaleer
Individual · British · DOB 03/1952 · age 74
75100%
75-100% shares24/04/2018

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
Incorporated2012-06-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74902 — Quantity surveying activities

Registered office

6th Floor Gordon Chambers
90 Mitchell Street
Glasgow
G1 3NQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last made up to: 2025-06-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-28OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCALEER, Stephen
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-06-22
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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-31