4G GLOBAL LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

10514123 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-07

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

69/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Engineering design activities for industrial process and production

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
71129Other engineering activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

41 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

69/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-10-31
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2025-10-31
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2025-06-04
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2024-07-04
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2023-05-24
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accounts · AA
2023-01-17
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officers · EW02
2022-04-06
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2022-03-22
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2022-03-22
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2022-03-17
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2022-03-08
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address · AD01
2021-10-01
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2020-05-12
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accounts · AA
2020-03-16
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capital · SH01
2020-01-29
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2020-01-29
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2020-01-28
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2020-01-28
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2020-01-27
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BUCKLOW, Natasha Jayne appointed
director
2020-01-27
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JELLIMAN, Michaela Louise appointed
director
2020-01-27
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SHREWSBURY, Karen appointed
director
2017-03-17
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BYE, Geoff resigned
director
2017-03-02
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SHREWSBURY, Guy appointed
director
2016-12-07
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Company incorporated
As 4G GLOBAL LTD
2016-12-07
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BYE, Geoff appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-30

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Karen Shrewsbury Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/04/2018
Mr Guy Shrewsbury Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	02/03/2017

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

Incorporated2016-12-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC71121 — Engineering design activities for industrial process and production

Registered office

Unit 9 Prime Industrial Park, Shaftesbury Street

Derby

Derbyshire

DE23 8YB

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-03-30OVERDUE

Last: 2025-03-16

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

BUCKLOW, Natasha Jayne→

director · ~33y · appointed 2020-01-27

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Active

JELLIMAN, Michaela Louise→

director · ~37y · appointed 2020-01-27

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Active

SHREWSBURY, Guy→

director · ~66y · appointed 2017-03-02

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Active

SHREWSBURY, Karen→

director · ~59y · appointed 2020-01-27

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Active

BYE, Geoff→

director · ~61y · appointed 2016-12-07 · resigned 2017-03-17

Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

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accounts · AAMD

2025-10-31

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accounts · AAMD

2025-10-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-06-04

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-07-04

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-05-24

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-29

withdrawal-of-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-from-the-public-register

officers · EW02

2023-01-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-04-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-23

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-03-22

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-03-22

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officers · CH01

2022-03-17

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address · AD01

2022-03-08