4D GEO LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12180918 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-30
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.
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71129Other engineering activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees200200

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

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 (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-05-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-30
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    Company incorporated
    As 4D GEO LTD
  12. 2019-08-30
    ➕
    HARRISON, Elizabeth Clare appointed
    director
  13. 2019-08-30
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    HARRISON, James Bartholomew appointed
    director
  14. 2019-08-30
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

79/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
James Bartholomew Harrison
Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting30/08/2019
Elizabeth Clare Harrison
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/03/2023

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
Incorporated2019-08-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

Unit 7 Beech Avenue Business Park Beech Avenue
Taverham
Norwich
Norfolk
NR8 6HW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-13
Last: 2025-05-30

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HARRISON, Elizabeth Clare→
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-08-30
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HARRISON, James Bartholomew→
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-08-30
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Recent filings (17 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-18