4CS PROPERTIES LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC633059 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-11
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-25.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 64991Security dealing on own account
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £25,849

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£26k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£377
↓ 92% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£26k-£20k-£14k-£8k-£1k£5kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-25.8k£-18.6k
Current assets£377£4.7k
Net assets£-25.8k£-18.6k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-12-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-12-13
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  9. 2021-12-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-12-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-10-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-11
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    Company incorporated
    As 4CS PROPERTIES LIMITED
  14. 2019-06-11
    ADOGA, Catherine appointed
    secretary
  15. 2019-06-11
    ADOGA, Catherine appointed
    director
  16. 2019-06-11
    ADOGA, Charles appointed
    director
  17. 2019-06-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Charles Adoga
Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47
75100%
75-100% shares11/06/2019

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
Incorporated2019-06-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

24 Milltimber Gardens South
Milltimber
Aberdeen
AB13 0AT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

ADOGA, Catherine
secretary · appointed 2019-06-11
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ADOGA, Catherine
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-06-11
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Active
ADOGA, Charles
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-06-11
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Active

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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-13
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-12-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-30