FOUR A PROPERTIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC497793 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-13
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£1.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 11.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,417
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,557 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 64% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 151% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£795£2k£2k£3k£4kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£406.2k£404.7k
Current assets£2.9k£1.2k
Net assets£1.4k£4.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-11-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-11-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-01-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-04-01
    ➕
    ANWAR, Nadeem appointed
    director
  10. 2023-04-01
    ➖
    ANWAR, Saima resigned
    director
  11. 2023-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-07-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-03-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2019-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-04-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Harpmanor Limited
  20. 2015-04-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Harpmanor Limited
  21. 2015-02-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FOUR A PROPERTIES LTD
  22. 2015-02-13
    ➕
    ANWAR, Saima appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 Nadeem Anwar
Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/02/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Saima Anwarceased 01/02/2020· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2015-02-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

5 Callendar Road
Falkirk
FK1 1XS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ANWAR, Nadeem→
director · ~51y · appointed 2023-04-01
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Active
ANWAR, Saima→
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-02-13 · resigned 2023-04-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Harpmanor
Harpmanor Limited
A registered charge1 property28/04/2015—
outstanding
Harpmanor
Harpmanor Limited
A registered charge—07/04/2015—
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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29