4D CYBER SECURITY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12600628 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-13
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
£35.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £35,282
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£35k
↑ 2934% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £35.3k | £1.2k |
| Current assets | £26.7k | £19.7k |
| Net assets | £35.3k | £1.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-01➕KHALIQ - FRANCIS, Shahin appointeddirector
- 2025-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-22📄withdrawal-of-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-from-the-public-registerofficers · EW02
- 2020-08-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-06-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-06-19📄elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-registerofficers · EH02
- 2020-06-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-05-13🏢Company incorporatedAs 4D CYBER SECURITY LIMITED
- 2020-05-13➕KHALIQ-FRANCIS, Shaheen appointedsecretary
- 2020-05-13➕FRANCIS, Gregory Matthias appointeddirector
- 2020-05-13📄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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gregory Matthias Francis Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/05/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Shaheen Khaliq-Francisceased 19/06/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-05-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
5 Highfield Avenue 5
Highfield Avenue
Bishops Stortford
Hertfordshire
CM23 5LS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
KHALIQ-FRANCIS, Shaheen→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-05-13
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FRANCIS, Gregory Matthias→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-05-13
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KHALIQ - FRANCIS, Shahin→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2025-04-01
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Recent filings (20 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
withdrawal-of-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-from-the-public-register
officers · EW02
2020-08-22