4G CONSULTING LTD
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16116043 · ltd · incorporated 2024-12-03
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£1.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 £1,823
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£13k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.8k |
| Current assets | £13.1k |
| Net assets | £1.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-03🏢Company incorporatedAs 4G CONSULTING LTD
- 2024-12-03➕SYKES, Claire Simone appointeddirector
- 2024-12-03➕SYKES, Richard Mark appointeddirector
- 2024-12-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Claire Simone Sykes Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/12/2024 |
Mr Richard Mark Sykes Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/12/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-12-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Loxley House York Street
East Markham
Newark
Nottinghamshire
NG22 0QW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SYKES, Claire Simone→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-12-03
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SYKES, Richard Mark→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2024-12-03
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Recent filings (5 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-12-03