4C RESEARCH GROUP LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
14215271 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-05
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£628.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Market research and public opinion polling
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: medium (79/100)

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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £628,087
Cash YoY
+267%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£112k
↑ 267% YoY
Net Worth
£628k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£732k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£146k£293k£439k£585k£732kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£628.1k£510.5k
Current assets£731.6k£576.4k
Cash£111.9k£30.5k
Debtors£619.7k£545.9k
Net assets£628.1k£510.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-05-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-04-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-04-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-04-30
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    address · AD01
  8. 2024-09-05
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    address · AD01
  9. 2024-07-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-07-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-07-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-07-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2024-07-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2024-04-05
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-07-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2023-07-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2023-07-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2022-07-05
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    Company incorporated
    As 4C RESEARCH GROUP LIMITED
  20. 2022-07-05
    ➕
    CHRISTIANSON, Graeme Eric appointed
    director
  21. 2022-07-05
    ➕
    CHRISTIANSON, Melanie Jane appointed
    director
  22. 2022-07-05
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graeme Eric Christianson
Individual · American · DOB 02/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control05/07/2022
Mrs Melanie Jane Christianson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control05/07/2022

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
Incorporated2022-07-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC73200 — Market research and public opinion polling

Registered office

2 Barley Croft Barley Close
Bloxham
Banbury
Oxfordshire
OX15 4LW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CHRISTIANSON, Graeme Eric→
director · ~47y · appointed 2022-07-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHRISTIANSON, Melanie Jane→
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-07-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-01