4D ACADEMY LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12079695 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-02
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£91.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £90,997

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£91k
↑ 407% YoY
Current Assets
£249k
↑ 190% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£50k£99k£149k£199k£249kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£128.3k£59.4k
Current assets£248.5k£85.7k
Net assets£91.0k£17.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-16
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    miscellaneous
    miscellaneous · MISC
  3. 2024-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-07-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-07-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-01-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-11-16
    ➖
    DEAN, Jordan Jack resigned
    director
  13. 2020-11-16
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    DEAN, Thomas John resigned
    director
  14. 2020-07-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-07-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-07-04
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2019-07-02
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    Company incorporated
    As 4D ACADEMY LTD
  18. 2019-07-02
    ➕
    DAVIES, Mark appointed
    director
  19. 2019-07-02
    ➕
    SAUNDERS, Christopher Ceri appointed
    director
  20. 2019-07-02
    ➕
    DEAN, Jordan Jack appointed
    director
  21. 2019-07-02
    ➕
    DEAN, Thomas John appointed
    director
  22. 2019-07-02
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-07-02
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Floor 3 9 Compton Road
Tonypandy
R C T
CF40 1BE
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DAVIES, Mark→
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAUNDERS, Christopher Ceri→
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEAN, Jordan Jack→
director · ~36y · appointed 2019-07-02 · resigned 2020-11-16
Resigned
DEAN, Thomas John→
director · ~41y · appointed 2019-07-02 · resigned 2020-11-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-08