{"name":"FOURTH ELEMENT LIMITED","company_number":"04211360","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"2001-05-04","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"Fourth Element Ltd, Water-Ma-Trout, Helston, Cornwall, England, TR13 0LW","postcode":"TR13 0LW","sic_codes":[{"code":32300,"description":"Manufacture of sports goods"}],"principal_activity":null,"previous_names":[],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Unaudited Abridged","year_end":"31 December","last_made_up_to":"2025-05-31","next_due":"2026-12-31"},"employees":{"count":34,"accounts_date":"2025-05-31"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2025-05-31","net_assets":1521628,"cash":533704,"average_employees":34},{"financial_date":"2024-05-31","net_assets":1669458,"cash":80518,"average_employees":38},{"financial_date":"2023-05-31","net_assets":1537034,"cash":179762},{"financial_date":"2022-05-31","net_assets":1089139,"cash":213698},{"financial_date":"2021-05-31","net_assets":986361,"cash":303539}],"officers":{"current":3,"resigned":2,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":2,"outstanding":2},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_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.","website":"https://fourthelement.com/","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/fourth-element","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/fourth-element/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/fourth-element/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04211360","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/fourth-element/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/fourth-element/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/fourth-element/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/fourth-element/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/fourth-element"}