4SYTE LTD
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Cash
£8.7m
+662.2% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£1.5m
-64.2% vs 2024
Employees
63
+14.5% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3m
-459.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £14,797,881 | £17,586,438 | £22,760,388 | +29.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £2,190,317 | £1,204,769 | -£2,905,277 | -341.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,840,819 | £844,516 | -£3,034,020 | -459.3% | |
| Net profit | £335,702 | £337,601 | £514,166 | £1,373,870 | £500,987 | -£2,504,015 | -599.8% | |
| Cash | £128,373 | £16,931 | £28,890 | £3,322,131 | £1,146,976 | £8,742,520 | +662.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,903,293 | £3,917,125 | £4,265,659 | £26,897,158 | £14,808,207 | £154,325,265 | +942.2% | |
| Net assets | £723,621 | £961,222 | £1,375,388 | £3,654,254 | £4,055,261 | £1,451,246 | -64.2% | |
| Equity | £723,621 | £961,222 | £1,375,388 | £3,654,254 | £4,055,261 | £1,451,246 | -64.2% | |
| Average employees | 32 | 40 | 46 | 48 | 55 | 63 | +14.5% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,906,177 | £3,394,774 | £3,842,486 | +13.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £851,399 | £856,793 | £1,073,760 | +25.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £51,490 | £53,222 | £68,386 | +28.5% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £227,403 | £227,620 | £282,452 | +24.1% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 14.8% | 6.9% | -12.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 9.3% | 2.8% | -11.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 8.1% | 8.1% | -1.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.5% | 68.2% | 56.8% | 96.6% | 97.3% | 99.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.32x | 1.10x | 3.10x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 7.91x | 3.40x | — |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Gravita Audit II Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have evaluated the group's ability to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months from the date of this report. ... they consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- 4SYTE LTD · parent
- 4Syte Funding Ltd 100%
- 4Syte ABL Limited 80%
- 4Syte Lending Ltd 100%
- 4Syte Trade Ltd 100%
- 4Syte Receivables Finance Ltd 100%
- 4Syte Construction Finance Limited 100%
- 4Syte Finance Limited 100%
- 4Syte Bridging 365 Ltd 80%
- 4Syte Invoice Finance Ltd 100%
- 4Syte Scotland Ltd 100%
- 4Syte Secured Lending Ltd 100%
- 4Syte TM Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUND, Henriette Marie | Secretary | 2025-12-16 | — | — |
| BARKER, Paul Michael | Director | 2016-11-10 | Aug 1980 | British |
| BENSON, Mark Jeremy | Director | 2016-11-10 | Jul 1962 | British |
| FENTON, Paul Elliot | Director | 2020-07-08 | Sep 1978 | British |
| GUNDERSEN, Magnus Ingolf | Director | 2016-04-11 | May 1972 | Norwegian |
| LAWLESS, Byron | Director | 2025-07-04 | Feb 1984 | Irish |
| SELLARS, Nicholas Anthony | Director | 2016-07-07 | Feb 1961 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVGOUSTIDIS, Tania | Secretary | 2021-05-07 | 2022-08-01 |
| SUTTON, Julian | Secretary | 2024-03-08 | 2025-12-05 |
| WILSON, Samantha | Director | 2018-08-16 | 2024-07-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balder Capital Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-08-19 | Active |
| Mr Mark Jeremy Benson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-08-19 | Active |
| Roaring Water Capital Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2016-10-17 | Ceased 2020-08-19 |
| Balder Capital Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-11 | Ceased 2020-08-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 56 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-09 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.