4BOX CONSULTING LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12019657 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-28
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
85
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 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-06-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-28🏢Company incorporatedAs 4BOX CONSULTING LTD
- 2019-05-28➕FITZSIMONS, Tina appointedsecretary
- 2019-05-28➕FITZSIMONS, Carl appointeddirector
- 2019-05-28➕FITZSIMONS, Tina appointeddirector
- 2019-05-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Carl Fitzsimons Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/05/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
128 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-03
Last: 2025-05-20
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
FITZSIMONS, Carl→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2019-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FITZSIMONS, Tina→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2019-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (24 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-06-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-05
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-09-09