K3 BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02641001 · ltd · incorporated 1991-08-28

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

22 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 34.4y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 34.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 53/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

Lenders & charges

22 charges (22/22 with lender, 22/22 with type)

Directors & officers

51 officers (5 active, 51 linked, 38 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

461 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 change-of-name
• 1 resolution
• 1 incorporation

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 change-of-name
• 1 resolution
• 1 incorporation

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 change-of-name
• 1 resolution
• 1 incorporation

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (166 events)Click to expand

2026-05-22
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-22
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certificate-re-registration-public-limited-company-to-private
change-of-name · CERT10
2026-05-22
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reregistration-public-to-private-company
change-of-name · RR02
2026-05-22
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re-registration-memorandum-articles
incorporation · MAR
2026-04-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-10
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-10-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-30
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RAWLINSON, Christopher John appointed
secretary
2025-09-30
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COCKINGS, Mark Christopher appointed
director
2025-09-30
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DODD, Eric Stephen resigned
secretary
2025-09-30
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DODD, Eric Stephen resigned
director
2025-08-15
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capital-cancellation-shares-by-plc
capital · SH07
2025-08-15
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-07-31
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ERRINGTON, Christopher Mark appointed
director
2025-07-31
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CRAWFORD, Tom resigned
director
2025-07-31
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HASE, Gabrielle Dudnyk resigned
director
2025-07-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-30
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-interim
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
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capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2025-06-20
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legacy
capital · OC138
2025-06-20
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certificate-capital-cancellation-share-premium-account
capital · CERT21
2025-06-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
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second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2025-06-03
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second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2025-05-27
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-11-29
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Charge satisfied #22
2024-11-29
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Charge satisfied #21
2024-11-29
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Charge satisfied #20
2024-11-29
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Charge satisfied #19
2024-11-29
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Charge satisfied #18
2024-11-29
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Charge satisfied #17
2024-09-26
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FABRICIUS, Pernille resigned
director
2024-09-19
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Charge registered #22
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2024-07-04
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ALDERSON, Lavinia appointed
director
2023-10-27
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VERGANI, Marco resigned
director
2023-04-03
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DODD, Eric Stephen appointed
secretary
2023-04-03
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PRICE, Robert David resigned
secretary
2023-04-03
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DODD, Eric Stephen appointed
director
2023-04-03
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PRICE, Robert David resigned
director
2023-01-26
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CURRY, Kevin Joseph resigned
secretary
2023-01-26
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PRICE, Robert David appointed
secretary
2022-07-25
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FABRICIUS, Pernille appointed
director
2022-05-19
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MANLEY, Jonathan Paul resigned
director
2021-09-06
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CLAESSON, Per Johan resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 166 events

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.

Red flags

3 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: DODD, Eric Stephen resigned 2025-09-30; CRAWFORD, Tom resigned 2025-07-31; DODD, Eric Stephen resigned 2025-09-30

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Name changed 2 times

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-05-22: certificate-re-registration-public-limited-company-to-private; 2026-05-22: reregistration-public-to-private-company

Group structure

Kestrel Partners Llp holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Kestrel Partners Llp

Corporate parent

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K3 BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED

This company · 02641001

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Kestrel Partners Llp Corporate entity	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	04/02/2022

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Kestrel Partners Llpceased 28/05/2021· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1991-08-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Suite 511, Block Bristol Pithay Court

Bristol

BS1 3BN

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-08-31

Last made up to: 2025-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-11

Last: 2025-08-28