3I HOLDINGS PLC
🌳Matureactive
02591431 · plc · incorporated 1991-03-08
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
26 officers (4 active, 26 linked, 22 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
176 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-10📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-03📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-07-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-07-01➕CALDERWOOD, Clare appointedsecretary
- 2023-07-01➖MURPHY, Jonathan Charles resignedsecretary
- 2023-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-30➖WILSON, Julia Susan resigneddirector
- 2022-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-01➕HALAI, Jasi Hari appointeddirector
- 2022-04-01➕HATCHLEY, James Graham appointeddirector
- 2022-04-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-27➖LOOMES, Ben Robert resigneddirector
- 2012-12-31➖WALLER, Paul resigneddirector
- 2012-10-10➕LOOMES, Ben Robert appointeddirector
- 2012-05-17➖QUEEN, Michael James resigneddirector
- 2011-04-07➖ZARZAVATDJIAN, Guy Agop Raffi resigneddirector
- 2010-09-16➖RUSSELL, Jonathan Brian Cameron resigneddirector
- 2009-04-01➖ROWLANDS, Christopher Paul resigneddirector
- 2009-03-06➖COLLIS, Denise Rosemary resigneddirector
- 2009-01-27➖YEA, Philip Edward resigneddirector
- 2008-11-30➖BALL, Simon Peter resigneddirector
- 2008-07-31➖TAYLOR, Andrew Jonathan Mark resigneddirector
- 2007-11-01➕DUNN, Kevin John appointeddirector
- 2007-11-01➖BRIERLEY, Anthony William Wallace resignedsecretary
- 2007-11-01➕MURPHY, Jonathan Charles appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-12➕ZARZAVATDJIAN, Guy Agop Raffi appointeddirector
- 2006-04-24➕WILSON, Julia Susan appointeddirector
- 2006-01-13➕BALL, Simon Peter appointeddirector
- 2006-01-13➕COLLIS, Denise Rosemary appointeddirector
- 2006-01-13➕TAYLOR, Andrew Jonathan Mark appointeddirector
- 2005-07-06➖PERRY, Roderick William resigneddirector
- 2004-07-07➖LARCOMBE, Brian Paul resigneddirector
- 2004-07-07➕YEA, Philip Edward appointeddirector
- 2003-01-14➕ROWLANDS, Christopher Paul appointeddirector
- 2003-01-14➕RUSSELL, Jonathan Brian Cameron appointeddirector
- 2003-01-14➕WALLER, Paul appointeddirector
- 2002-12-31➖SUMMERS, Richard Douglas Michael John resigneddirector
- 2002-12-31➖WILLIAMS, Peter Bryan Gurmin resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 65 events
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
3i Group Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
3i Group Plc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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3I HOLDINGS PLC
This company · 02591431
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3i Group Plc Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeplc
Incorporated1991-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
1 Knightsbridge
London
SW1X 7LX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01
Officers (4 active · 22 resigned)
Active
DUNN, Kevin John→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2007-11-01
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HALAI, Jasi Hari→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2022-04-01
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HATCHLEY, James Graham→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2022-04-01
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BRIERLEY, Anthony William Wallace→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-01-01 · resigned 2007-11-01
BROWN, Peter Charles→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1995-12-31
MURPHY, Jonathan Charles→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-11-01 · resigned 2023-07-01
BALL, Simon Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2006-01-13 · resigned 2008-11-30
COLLIS, Denise Rosemary→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2006-01-13 · resigned 2009-03-06
CROSS, Neil Earl, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 1991-03-27 · resigned 1996-12-31
GAGEN, Martin Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1997-07-14 · resigned 1999-09-08
LARCOMBE, Brian Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1992-05-11 · resigned 2004-07-07
LOOMES, Ben Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2012-10-10 · resigned 2017-01-27
MACPHERSON, Ewen Cameron Stewart→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 1997-07-07
PERRY, Roderick William→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 1999-09-13 · resigned 2005-07-06
QUEEN, Michael James→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 1997-09-10 · resigned 2012-05-17
ROWLANDS, Christopher Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2003-01-14 · resigned 2009-04-01
RUSSELL, Jonathan Brian Cameron→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2003-01-14 · resigned 2010-09-16
SACH, Derek Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1991-03-27 · resigned 1991-10-31
SUMMERS, Richard Douglas Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1991-03-27 · resigned 2002-12-31
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Recent filings (176 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-02-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-07-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-10