4D TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11001345 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-06
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 600 | 500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-09➕COLLIER, Katherine Estelle appointeddirector
- 2025-04-09✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-04-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-31➖HACKSHAW, David Edward resigneddirector
- 2025-03-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-10-09➖MAYER, Stuart resigneddirector
- 2017-10-06🏢Company incorporatedAs 4D TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD
- 2017-10-06➕COLLIER, David appointeddirector
- 2017-10-06➕HACKSHAW, David Edward appointeddirector
- 2017-10-06➕MAYER, Stuart appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-04-09: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr David Collier Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/10/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr David Edward Hackshawceased 31/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Stuart Mayerceased 30/10/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10573468 LTD→ 10573468 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 2 WILD LTD→ 09541621 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| 24-7 SELF STORE LTD→ 11139762 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 3 DISTRIBUTION LIMITED→ 05995947 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| 313 BDR LTD→ 14852520 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 3DEC PROTOCOL & LOGISTICS LTD→ 17037944 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 44 TONNE ARTIC HAULAGE LIMITED→ 06715226 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| 4BRIE.TRANSPORT. LTD→ 16797102 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 STAR AIRPORT TRANSFER LTD→ 14235347 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 5 STAR TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED→ 14404353 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 5AK LTD→ 17115436 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 604556969 LTD→ 11635037 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390
Registered office
Brunel House
1 Archers Court
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE29 6XG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
COLLIER, David→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2017-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COLLIER, Katherine Estelle→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-04-09
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HACKSHAW, David Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2017-10-06 · resigned 2025-03-31
MAYER, Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2017-10-06 · resigned 2020-10-09
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-04-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-04