4WAY CONSULTING LTD

🌳Matureactive
08913460 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-26
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window opening · medium confidence
More negotiable than before — 2 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Opportunity score: 79 → 74
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 85
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 7.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 2 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • ↓Opportunity score: 79 → 74
  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.9y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees404300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-31
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Linda Susan resigned
    director
  3. 2026-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-05-23
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2025-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-04-07
    ➕
    DOUGAN-GAFTEA, Hannah Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  8. 2025-04-07
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Linda Susan resigned
    secretary
  9. 2025-03-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2025-03-19
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2025-03-19
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  12. 2025-03-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-12-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2024-11-25
    ➕
    STARLING, Ross appointed
    director
  15. 2024-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2024-02-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  17. 2023-12-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2023-05-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-04-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-03-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  22. 2021-03-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2021-01-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2021-01-01
    ➖
    LEE, Adam resigned
    director
  25. 2021-01-01
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Linda Susan appointed
    director
  26. 2019-10-01
    ➕
    LEE, Adam appointed
    director
  27. 2019-04-30
    ➖
    CONQUEST, John Simon resigned
    director
  28. 2018-08-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  29. 2018-05-01
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Linda Susan appointed
    secretary
  30. 2017-09-14
    ➖
    PRABHU, Tushar Sudhakar resigned
    director
  31. 2017-09-13
    ➕
    PRABHU, Tushar Sudhakar appointed
    director
  32. 2017-08-31
    ➖
    WISEMAN, Andrew Murray resigned
    director
  33. 2014-02-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4WAY CONSULTING LTD
  34. 2014-02-26
    ➕
    GODDARD, Jonathan Bruce appointed
    director
  35. 2014-02-26
    ➕
    WESTWOOD, John David appointed
    director
  36. 2014-02-26
    ➕
    CONQUEST, John Simon appointed
    director
  37. 2014-02-26
    ➕
    WISEMAN, Andrew Murray appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Pf Consulting Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Pf Consulting Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
4WAY CONSULTING LTD
This company · 08913460

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Pf Consulting Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting21/12/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • 4way Holding Ltdceased 21/12/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

First Floor, South Wing
55 Baker Street
London
W1U 8EW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

DOUGAN-GAFTEA, Hannah Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2025-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GODDARD, Jonathan Bruce→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STARLING, Ross→
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WESTWOOD, John David→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTS, Linda Susan→
secretary · appointed 2018-05-01 · resigned 2025-04-07
Resigned
CONQUEST, John Simon→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-02-26 · resigned 2019-04-30
Resigned
LEE, Adam→
director · ~37y · appointed 2019-10-01 · resigned 2021-01-01
Resigned
PRABHU, Tushar Sudhakar→
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-09-13 · resigned 2017-09-14
Resigned
ROBERTS, Linda Susan→
director · ~65y · appointed 2021-01-01 · resigned 2026-05-31
Resigned
WISEMAN, Andrew Murray→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-02-26 · resigned 2017-08-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property24/08/2018—
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Recent filings (61 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-23
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-03-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-03-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-02-20