4D ARCHITECTURE LTD

💤Zombieactive
05846174 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-14
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised design activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (75/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-06-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2017-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-07-05
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2012-07-12
    ➖
    CHAN, Thuan Aik resigned
    secretary
  18. 2007-12-21
    ➕
    CHAN, Thuan Aik appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-12-21
    ➖
    TRAFALGAR COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2006-06-15
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2006-06-15
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2006-06-14
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    Company incorporated
    As 4D ARCHITECTURE LTD
  23. 2006-06-14
    ➕
    ROSE, Armin Adam Konrad appointed
    director
  24. 2006-06-14
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-06-14
    ➕
    TRAFALGAR COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2006-06-14
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Armin Adam Konrad Rose
Individual · German · DOB 11/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/06/2016

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
Incorporated2006-06-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities

Registered office

10 The Crescent
Steeple Bumpstead
Haverhill
CB9 7DX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

ROSE, Armin Adam Konrad→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHAN, Thuan Aik→
secretary · appointed 2007-12-21 · resigned 2012-07-12
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-06-14 · resigned 2006-06-15
Resigned
TRAFALGAR COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-06-14 · resigned 2007-12-21
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-06-14 · resigned 2006-06-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-17