Four Communications Ltd

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Company number04286449

Company typeUnknown

JurisdictionUnknown

IncorporatedInvalid Date

Concentration risk

Buyer concentrationMedium risk

67%

Top 3 buyers account for 67% of total contract value

Sector concentrationHigh risk

100%

Top 2 sectors represent 100% of portfolio

Single buyer dependencyMedium risk

28%

Largest buyer (Espo) represents 28% of total value

Route to marketHigh risk

100%

100% of contract value via direct award

Contract renewal windowHigh risk

12 in 24mo

12 contracts due for renewal in next 24 months

New buyer acquisitionLow risk

12 in 24mo

12 new buying relationships in last 24 months

Buyer breakdown35 buyers

Total buyers35

Top 5 concentration82%

Returning buyers23

New buyers (24 mo)12

Top buyers by contract value

Espo

£7m5 contracts

Crown Commercial ServiceNew

£5m1 contract

LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST

£4m2 contracts

Notting Hill Genesis

£3m6 contracts

Sector breakdown1 sectors

100%

Other

Stable

Contract value£23m

Contracts59

Buyers35

Contract patterns

Avg contract value£390k

Avg duration2yr 0mo

Renewal rate34%

Total contracts59

Awards by year

2022£414k

2023£262k

2024£1m

2025£7m

2026£890k

Buyer	Sector	Contracts	Total value	% of portfolio	Latest award
Espo	Other	5	£7m	28.4%	2020-11-28
Crown Commercial ServiceNew	Other	1	£5m	19.6%	2025-01-09
LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST	Other	2	£4m	19.0%	2016-02-01
Notting Hill Genesis	Other	6	£3m	11.8%	2025-07-28
Government Digital ServiceNew	Other	1	£670k	2.9%	2024-09-02
Health & Safety ExecutiveNew	Other	1	£600k	2.6%	2025-03-21
DfTc - Department for Transport	Other	2	£580k	2.5%	2024-08-12
Essex County CouncilNew	Other	2	£412k	1.8%	2026-01-05
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)New	Other	6	£350k	1.5%	2026-04-01
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency	Other	1	£350k	1.5%	2022-12-05
Catalyst Housing Limited	Other	1	£349k	1.5%	2021-10-01
The Charity Commission For England And WalesNew	Other	2	£240k	1.0%	2025-03-19
Imperial War MuseumsNew	Other	1	£158k	0.7%	2026-05-22
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD	Other	3	£154k	0.7%	2023-09-30
Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West NorfolkNew	Other	1	£150k	0.7%	2026-04-13
Financial Conduct AuthorityNew	Other	1	£150k	0.7%	2025-02-20
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, known as Royal Holloway, University of London	Other	1	£128k	0.6%	2021-12-17
British Film Institute	Other	1	£125k	0.5%	2017-06-05
Partners Procurement Service (PPS)	Other	1	£100k	0.4%	2024-05-21
The Arts Council of England	Other	1	£93k	0.4%	2023-03-29
Health Education England	Other	2	£87k	0.4%	2022-08-22
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED	Other	1	£75k	0.3%	2021-02-23
Transport for London	Other	1	£50k	0.2%	2017-04-13
Guildford Borough Council	Other	1	£27k	0.1%	2022-07-14
National Audit OfficeNew	Other	1	£15k	0.1%	2025-06-09
Ministry of Defence	Other	1	£15k	0.1%	2023-09-25
Peabody TrustNew	Other	2	£0k	0.0%	2026-05-07
Waste & Resources Action ProgrammeNew	Other	2	£0k	0.0%	2026-03-31
BFI	Other	1	£0k	0.0%	2017-06-05
Department for Transport	Other	1	£0k	0.0%
Natural Resources Wales	Other	1	£0k	0.0%
VisitBritain/VisitEngland	Other	1	£0k	0.0%
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government	Other	1	£0k	0.0%
Carmarthenshire County Council	Other	1	£0k	0.0%
BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)	Other	2	£0k	0.0%