4GD LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10265296 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-06
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-1.28M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27900
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.
- 46190Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
- 62090Other information technology service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.2y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · 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, 4 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,277,399
Cash YoY
+1004%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£485k
↑ 1004% YoY
Net Worth
-£1.3m
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£2.7m
↑ 494% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.27M | £-1.11M |
| Current assets | £2.69M | £452.0k |
| Cash | £484.7k | £43.9k |
| Debtors | £1.34M | £198.9k |
| Net assets | £-1.28M | £-1.13M |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-11-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-31📄withdrawal-of-the-directors-register-information-from-the-public-registerofficers · EW01
- 2023-11-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-31➖HARRISON, Matthew Alexander Charles resigneddirector
- 2023-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-02-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Angus John Mccaffery
- 2021-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-24➖MCCULLIN, Claude resigneddirector
- 2020-11-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-11-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-11-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-26➕CROWLEY, James Rowland appointeddirector
- 2020-10-26➕MCCAFFERY, Angus John appointeddirector
- 2020-10-26➕HARRISON, Matthew Alexander Charles appointeddirector
- 2020-10-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-10-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2017-08-02➖GLANCY, James resigneddirector
- 2017-03-23➕MCCULLIN, Claude appointeddirector
- 2017-03-22➕GLANCY, James appointeddirector
- 2016-07-06🏢Company incorporatedAs 4GD LIMITED
- 2016-07-06➕TAYLOR, Robert Ambrose Peregrine appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert Ambrose Peregrine Taylor Individual · British · DOB 06/1987 · age 39 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/07/2016 |
Mr Angus John Mccaffery Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/10/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27900 — SIC 27900
Registered office
2 Hedley Court
Putney Hill
London
Greater London
SW15 3NS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
CROWLEY, James Rowland→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2020-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCCAFFERY, Angus John→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TAYLOR, Robert Ambrose Peregrine→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2016-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GLANCY, James→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2017-03-22 · resigned 2017-08-02
HARRISON, Matthew Alexander Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2020-10-26 · resigned 2023-10-31
MCCULLIN, Claude→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2017-03-23 · resigned 2020-11-24
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Angus John Mccaffery | A registered charge | — | 10/02/2022 | 18/11/2024 |
Recent filings (67 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
withdrawal-of-the-directors-register-information-from-the-public-register
officers · EW01
2024-07-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-02-11