FOURTH LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1m
+602.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£56m
+6.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
291
-6.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£18m
-2.8% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £54,844,000 | £56,909,000 | £56,421,000 | -0.9% | |
| Operating profit | £12,452,000 | £18,106,000 | £18,876,000 | +4.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £12,987,000 | £18,995,000 | £18,470,000 | -2.8% | |
| Net profit | £10,961,000 | £16,014,000 | £15,389,000 | -3.9% | |
| Cash | £846,000 | £152,000 | £1,068,000 | +602.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £53,050,000 | £54,365,000 | £57,761,000 | +6.2% | |
| Net assets | £51,362,000 | £52,432,000 | £55,666,000 | +6.2% | |
| Equity | £51,362,000 | £52,432,000 | £55,666,000 | +6.2% | |
| Average employees | 327 | 310 | 291 | -6.1% | |
| Wages | £15,479,000 | £14,659,000 | £14,763,000 | +0.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £346,000 | £370,000 | £385,000 | +4.1% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 22.7% | 31.8% | 33.5% | |
| Net margin | 20.0% | 28.1% | 27.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.5% | 33.3% | 32.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.9% | 30.4% | — | |
| Current ratio | 3.04x | 3.10x | 3.38x | |
| Interest cover | — | 24.67x | 21.85x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- FOURTH LIMITED 2012-11-22 → present
- FOURTH HOSPITALITY LIMITED 2005-10-20 → 2012-11-22
- THE RESTAURANTGAME.COM LIMITED 2000-02-14 → 2005-10-20
- HALLCO 373 LIMITED 1999-12-01 → 2000-02-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis which the directors believe to be appropriate for the following reasons. The Company has received confirmation from its intra-group creditors that they will not seek repayment of amounts owed to them for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- FOURTH LIMITED · parent
- Team Hours Limited 100%
- Fourth Bulgaria EOOD 100%
- Fourth Software Trading LLC 49%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the financial year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Clinton | Director | 2019-12-02 | Sep 1970 | American |
| BERTHELSEN, Christian Groth | Director | 2008-01-09 | Aug 1973 | Danish |
| WHITMARSH, John | Director | 2019-10-05 | Jul 1970 | American |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARRITY, Stephen John | Secretary | 2000-07-10 | 2004-02-29 |
| LOVELADY, Andrew Robert | Secretary | 2004-02-29 | 2011-03-18 |
| HALLIWELLS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-12-01 | 2000-07-10 |
| BOCCA, Simon George | Director | 2008-01-09 | 2020-01-15 |
| ENGLAND, James Edward | Director | 2018-02-06 | 2020-10-09 |
| GARRITY, Stephen John | Director | 2000-10-31 | 2004-02-29 |
| GOLDBLATT, Stuart Mark | Director | 2011-11-14 | 2019-07-09 |
| HOOD, Benjamin William | Director | 2000-10-31 | 2019-12-31 |
| LAYZELL, Stuart Paul | Director | 2011-11-14 | 2013-08-02 |
| LILLEY, Derek | Director | 2003-08-03 | 2011-03-18 |
| LILLEY, Sharon Edwina | Director | 2000-02-02 | 2011-03-18 |
| LOVELADY, Andrew Robert | Director | 2008-01-09 | 2011-03-18 |
| NEWMAN, Anthony Ian | Director | 2000-02-02 | 2000-10-05 |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY, Anthony | Director | 2008-01-09 | 2011-03-18 |
| PATEL, Bijal Mahendra | Director | 2019-07-09 | 2019-08-19 |
| HALLIWELLS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-12-01 | 2000-02-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth Holdings U.K. Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-12-28 | Active |
| Fourth Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 167 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.