4DELIVERY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05322479 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-30

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 36000

Sector: Water supply & waste

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

78 officers (8 active, 78 linked, 70 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

21 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

227 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (170 events)Click to expand

2026-05-19
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officers · AP01
2026-05-05
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officers · TM01
2026-04-30
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MORRIS, Paul Anthony appointed
director
2026-04-30
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MESSAGE, Craig Ian resigned
director
2026-04-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
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officers · AP03
2025-11-12
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officers · TM02
2025-10-31
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GARRETT, Caroline appointed
secretary
2025-10-31
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GOUGH, Celia Rosalind resigned
secretary
2025-04-03
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accounts · AA
2025-02-12
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officers · CH01
2025-02-12
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officers · CH01
2025-02-12
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officers · CH01
2024-10-03
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officers · AP01
2024-10-03
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officers · TM01
2024-10-01
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MESSAGE, Craig Ian appointed
director
2024-10-01
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SHILLING, Darren resigned
director
2024-08-27
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officers · AP01
2024-08-27
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officers · TM01
2024-08-21
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SCOBLE, Andrew James appointed
director
2024-08-21
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SMITH, David Anthony resigned
director
2024-06-17
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officers · AP01
2024-06-17
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officers · TM01
2024-06-10
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SUGRUE, Graham appointed
director
2024-06-10
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BROWN, Craig resigned
director
2023-11-08
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officers · AP01
2023-10-31
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MANNERS, Duke appointed
director
2023-10-16
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accounts · AA
2023-07-12
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TURNER, Kevin resigned
director
2023-07-12
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officers · TM01
2023-01-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
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officers · AP01
2022-11-23
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officers · TM01
2022-11-22
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SHILLING, Darren appointed
director
2022-11-22
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SHORE, Gerard Nikolas resigned
director
2022-11-01
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BROWN, Craig appointed
director
2022-10-31
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KING, James Henry John resigned
director
2020-09-23
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BRIDGES, Lee John resigned
director
2020-09-23
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SHORE, Gerard Nikolas appointed
director
2020-04-10
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MERCER, Adrian Graham, Dr resigned
director
2020-04-10
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TURNER, Kevin appointed
director
2019-03-18
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WOODS, Jamie Paul appointed
director
2019-03-11
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MCENROE, Philip Robert resigned
director
2019-03-08
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FIRTH, Andrew Peter resigned
director
2019-01-24
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BRIDGES, Lee John appointed
director
2019-01-23
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TOMBS, Robert resigned
director
2019-01-07
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ELLISON, Rachel resigned
director
2018-12-12
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KING, James Henry John appointed
director
2018-10-26
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CRABTREE, Matthew resigned
director
2018-10-26
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TOMBS, Robert appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 170 events

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: GOUGH, Celia Rosalind resigned 2025-10-31; MESSAGE, Craig Ian resigned 2026-04-30

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️

Costain Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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Veolia Water Capital Delivery Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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4DELIVERY LIMITED

This company · 05322479

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Costain Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	30/06/2016
Veolia Water Capital Delivery Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	30/06/2016

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

Incorporated2004-12-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000

Registered office

210 Pentonville Road

London

N1 9JY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-12

Last: 2025-11-28