How much does Four Communications Limited make?

Four Communications Limited reported revenue of £17.3m and a loss of £661k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Four Communications Limited have?

Four Communications Limited reported an average of 85 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Four Communications Limited profitable?

No — Four Communications Limited reported a loss of £661k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 04286449 · Incorporated 12 Sep 2001

Four Communications Limited

Registered name: FOUR COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

Part of FCG Worldwide Limited group

Four Communications Limited made £17.3m revenue and a £661k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Four Communications Limited’s revenue fell 10% to £17.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £661k and 85 employees. The company is classified under “public relations and communications activities” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 70210Public relations and communications activities

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 25 yrs · since 2001
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£17.3m

Growth ▼10.5%

Profit

−£661k

Growth —

Profit margin

−3.8%

Gross 58.6%

Employees

Change ▼26.1%

Profit / employee

−£7.8k

Revenue/employee £204k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£19.3m	£17.3m
Cost of sales	£6.6m	£7.2m
Gross profit	£12.8m	£10.1m
Operating profit	−£291k	−£778k
Profit before tax	−£252k	−£637k
Profit after tax	−£213k	−£661k
Profit (best available)	−£213k	−£661k
Staff costs	£7.3m	£5.4m
Employees (average)	115	85
Ratios
Profit margin	−1.1%	−3.8%
Gross margin	66.1%	58.6%
Revenue per employee	£168k	£204k
Profit per employee	−£1.9k	−£7.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼10.5%
Headcount growth	—	▼26.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1m	£2.8m
Net assets	£7.8m	£7.2m
Fixed assets	£1.5m	£1.5m
Current assets	£10.8m	£9.7m
Debtors	£4.1m	£2.8m
Deferred income	£1.9m	£1.5m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −3.8%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 58.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £204k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£7.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 8.4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 8.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 16.4%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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: ▼8%; Now £7.2m
Cash at bank: ▲174%; Now £2.8m
Headcount: ▼26%; Now 85
Deferred income: ▼19%; Now £1.5m
Fixed assets: ▼1%; Now £1.5m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

FCG Worldwide Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Four Agency Worldwide Limited75–100%
Four Communications Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (1)

BGB Communications LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (8)

Four Marketing & Media LimitedRev. £14.7m · Profit £305k
Four Broadgate Mainland LimitedFigures not disclosed
Four Colman Getty LimitedFigures not disclosed
Four Cymru Fba LimitedFigures not disclosed
Four Health Communications LimitedFigures not disclosed
Four Rain LimitedFigures not disclosed
Insight Public Affairs LimitedFigures not disclosed
Legend Engage LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£661k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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