Four (Holdings) Limited
Registered name: FOUR (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
Four (Holdings) Limited made £97.5m revenue and £666k profit in the year to 27 Apr 2025.
Four (Holdings) Limited’s revenue was £97.5m in the year to 27 Apr 2025, with £666k profit and 266 employees. The company is classified under “non-trading company” and is based in London; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 25 yrs · since 2001
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 24 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 27 Apr 2024 | 28 Apr 2024 | 27 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L | Profit only | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £121m | — | £97.5m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | −£78.8m | — | −£59.9m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £42.4m | — | £37.6m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £14.1m | — | £3.3m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £10.6m | — | £1.2m |
| Profit after tax | −£47.8m | −£703k | £9.4m | £4.9m | £666k |
| Profit (best available) | −£47.8m | −£703k | £9.4m | £4.9m | £666k |
| Staff costs | £0 | £0 | — | — | — |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 266 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 7.8% | — | 0.7% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 35% | — | 38.5% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £449k | — | £366k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £34.9k | — | £2.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Profit growth | — | — | — | — | ▼86.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £192 | £96 | — | £0 | — |
| Net assets | −£68.1m | −£68.8m | — | −£63.9m | — |
| Fixed assets | £7.9m | £7.3k | — | £6.1k | — |
| Current assets | £6.1m | £152k | — | £584 | — |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | — | £0 | — |
| Deferred income | £114k | £100k | — | £47k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 38.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £366k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 266
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (5)
- Four Marketing LimitedRev. £71.1m · Profit £3.9m
- A-Cold-Wall* LimitedRev. — · Profit £1.2m
- Four-Red LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Nicholas Deakins Ltd.Rev. — · Profit £25.7k
- Pg2019 LimitedFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
- Four (Investco) Limited 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 27 Apr 2025 (profit £666k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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