3X3BALLERS BASKETBALL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03211157 · ltd · incorporated 1996-06-12
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-16
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2021-08-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2020-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2016-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2016-09-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2009-01-02
    ➖
    EDOHEN, Eva resigned
    secretary
  18. 2006-01-02
    ➕
    EDOHEN, Eva appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-01-01
    ➖
    CORRY, Tanya resigned
    secretary
  20. 2003-10-27
    ➕
    CORRY, Tanya appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-10-27
    ➖
    GILLHESPY, Nicola resigned
    secretary
  22. 2002-06-01
    ➖
    GILLHESPY, Nicola resigned
    director
  23. 1996-06-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 3X3BALLERS BASKETBALL LIMITED
  24. 1996-06-12
    ➕
    EDISON, Justin appointed
    director
  25. 1996-06-12
    ➕
    GILLHESPY, Nicola appointed
    secretary
  26. 1996-06-12
    ➕
    DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1996-06-12
    ➖
    DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1996-06-12
    ➕
    GILLHESPY, Nicola appointed
    director
  29. 1996-06-12
    ➕
    DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1996-06-12
    ➖
    DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Justin Edison
Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Suite 1
61 Victoria Road
Surbiton
Surrey
KT6 4JX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last: 2025-06-12

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

EDISON, Justin→
director · ~61y · appointed 1996-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORRY, Tanya→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-27 · resigned 2006-01-01
Resigned
EDOHEN, Eva→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-02 · resigned 2009-01-02
Resigned
GILLHESPY, Nicola→
secretary · appointed 1996-06-12 · resigned 2003-10-27
Resigned
DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-06-12 · resigned 1996-06-12
Resigned
GILLHESPY, Nicola→
director · ~62y · appointed 1996-06-12 · resigned 2002-06-01
Resigned
DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-06-12 · resigned 1996-06-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-09-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-25