3T GLOBAL LTD.

💤Zombieactive

02845487 · ltd · incorporated 1993-08-17

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46750

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

46760SIC 46760
68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.5y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 18.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

73 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Average employees	200	200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-04-16
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2025-03-21
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2024-05-09
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2023-05-23
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accounts · AA
2022-05-10
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accounts · AA
2021-05-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-16
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accounts · AA
2019-05-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-05-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-08-31
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2017-06-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2017-04-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-05-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-08-19
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annual-return · AR01
2015-05-22
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accounts · AA
2008-11-05
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Charge satisfied #1
2007-11-06
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Habib Allied International Bank PLC
1993-08-17
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Company incorporated
As 3T GLOBAL LTD.
1993-08-17
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ESHETE, Mekaleya appointed
secretary
1993-08-17
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SHENKUT, Geremew Wolde appointed
director
1993-08-17
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-08-17
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

100/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Geremew Wolde Shenkut Individual · Ethiopian · DOB 01/1958 · age 68	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	17/08/2016

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

Incorporated1993-08-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46750 — SIC 46750

Registered office

4 Guildsway

London

E17 5JA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last: 2025-08-17

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ESHETE, Mekaleya→

secretary · appointed 1993-08-17

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Active

SHENKUT, Geremew Wolde→

director · ~68y · appointed 1993-08-17

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Active

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-08-17 · resigned 1993-08-17

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Habib Allied International Bank Habib Allied International Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	06/11/2007	05/11/2008