FOURTH ELEMENT LIMITED
Company number 04211360 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Fourth Element Limited is a well-established niche manufacturer of premium diving and watersports equipment, holding a strong position in the UK market but facing margin pressure in FY2025 as cost-of-living headwinds and post-pandemic demand normalisation weigh on the sector. While the company has built a resilient balance sheet over the past decade, a 9% decline in shareholders’ funds and reduced working capital signal the need for tighter operational efficiency. Its UK-based design and assembly, combined with a loyal customer base, provide a defensible competitive moat against larger global rivals, but scaling remains the key strategic challenge.
Shareholders' funds
£1,521,628
Balance sheet as at 2025-05-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2001-05-04
- Employees
- 34 (2025 accounts · was 38 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Fourth Element Ltd, Water-Ma-Trout, Helston, Cornwall, England, TR13 0LW
- Postcode
- TR13 0LW
- Capital
- 100 GBP
- Accounts category
- Unaudited Abridged
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-05-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-05-04
- Next due by
- 2027-05-18
Nature of business (SIC)
- 32300 Manufacture of sports goods
Officers 3 current · 2 resigned
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZC009797 (Tier 2), registered since 2025.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- fourthelement.org
- Phone
- 09582797456
Fourth Element is dedicated to making the best gear for your adventures, from award winning drysuits and wetsuits to swimwear and rash guards made...
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| HIGHER BOCHYM, HELSTON, CORNWALL, TR12 7AZ | 2017-05-08 |
| 14 BOLD STREET, WARRINGTON, CHESHIRE WA1 1DL | 2004-02-19 |
| EAST WING, GOFFS OAK HOUSE, GOFFS LANE, GOFFS OAK, HERTFORDSHIRE EN7 5BW | 2002-01-29 |
| THE STUDIO, SAINT NICHOLAS CLOSE, ELSTREE, HERTFORDSHIRE WD6 3EW | 2001-05-16 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 13 similar companies in TR
The largest employer among its local peers (34 staff).
2nd oldest of its local peers, trading since 2001.
Competitors Truro
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4. SURFCO LTD
This company ranks 1 among manufacture of sports goods in Truro.
The class of 2001
40%
of the 80,159 companies incorporated in 2001 are still active today; 57% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Freehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2016-12-01
- Price paid, where recorded
- £480,000
- Where
- Cornwall
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CL284092 | Cornwall | Freehold | 2016-12-01 | £480,000 |
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