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Fourth State Ltd

Age11 years
older than 79% of its sector
Same activity, United Kingdom7,522live companies · 1560th oldest
In Colchester11,639live companies · 15 in the same activity
At this address1only this company
Latest accounts2025total exemption full accounts, made up to 31 May 2025

In brief

Fourth State Ltd is a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales on 21 May 2015. At 11 years old it is older than 79% of the 7,522 live companies whose main activity is ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development. Its registered office is in Colchester, East of England. 15 live companies in Colchester share the same main activity. Its latest accounts were made up to 31 May 2025 and filed as total exemption full accounts. It was previously called Sketchbook Games Ltd, a name it changed on 1 September 2016, and has had 2 earlier names in all.

Register details

Registered nameFOURTH STATE LTD
Company number09602623
Company typePrivate Limited Company
Registered officeThe Green House, Block C, Unit 2, Parkside Office Village, Nesfield Road, Knowledge Gateway, CO4 3ZL Colchester
JurisdictionEngland and Wales
Nature of business (UK SIC 2007)62011 Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development
International sector (ISIC Rev.4)J · 62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities

Timeline

Register events, newest first.

  • Confirmation statement made up
  • Accounts made upTotal exemption full accounts
  • Name changedPreviously Sketchbook Games Ltd
  • Name changedPreviously Fourth State Ltd
  • Incorporated

Filings and charges

Deadlines and charge counts from the register.

Next accounts due28 February 2027
Accounting reference date31 May
Next confirmation statement27 April 2027
Last confirmation statement13 April 2026
Charges registered1
Outstanding · satisfied0 · 1

Charges are security interests (such as mortgages) registered against the company.

Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development in the United Kingdom

Live companies whose main activity is 62011: 7,522 in total, median age 4 years, 1,422 incorporated in the past 12 months.

All 7,522 companies
This company's decadeOther decades
02,0004,0006,0008,0001970s: 111970s1980s: 38381980s1990s: 98981990s2000s: 4884882000s2010s: 2,2272,2272010s2020s: 4,6704,6702020s
Incorporated per year, still live
05001,0001,5002,0002011: 15420112012: 1622013: 18320132014: 2312015: 23420152016: 2862017: 28820172018: 2752019: 29720192020: 3262021: 36620212022: 4152023: 52420232024: 7312025: 1,12520252026: 1,183

Location

Registered office in Colchester, East of England.

Colchester
Live companies in Colchester11,639
Same activity in Colchester15
New in Colchester, past 12 months1,244

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Sources

Register data: Companies House, Free Company Data Product, delivery of 1 October 2026. Places: ONS Postcode Directory (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sector names: Eurostat NACE Rev. 2. Context figures are computed by FirmsDB from these sources. This page is not an official register; check the official record before relying on it.