4D BIOMATERIALS LTD
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £1 |
| Current assets | — | £1 |
| Net assets | — | £1 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-28➕COWLING, Didier Shaun Philip appointeddirector
- 2023-08-31✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-07-12🏢Company incorporatedAs 4D BIOMATERIALS LTD
- 2023-07-12➕DOVE, Andrew Peter, Professor appointeddirector
- 2023-07-12➕REEVES, Philip Edward, Dr appointeddirector
- 2023-07-12➕SMITH, Philip Norman appointeddirector
- 2023-07-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
4d Medicine Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4d Medicine Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/07/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Manufacturing · NG postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 STOP SPAS LTD→ 08911697 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| 11803074 LIMITED→ 11803074 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 17D LIMITED→ 11776389 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 1ST CALL REFRIGERATION LTD→ 10155638 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 1ST FABS LTD→ 14237521 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 2 SURFACE LEATHER LTD→ 08254727 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| 247 CLOTHING DIRECT LTD→ 11970582 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 24UP LTD→ 14084375 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 4D BDORMANT LTD→ 12409059 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 4D MEDICAL DEVICES LTD→ 14999593 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 4D MEDICINE LTD→ 11598297 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 4K'S KITCHENS LTD→ 11248716 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
8 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 →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.