3I EUROPARTNERS II GP LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
03369776 · ltd · incorporated 1997-05-07
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
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Net worth
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Opportunity
51/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 51/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 66). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 13 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
51/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
  1. 2017-11-17
    ⚠️
    gazette-dissolved-liquidation
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2017-11-17
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2017-08-17
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
    insolvency · LIQ13
  4. 2017-06-23
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · LIQ03
  5. 2016-05-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2016-05-20
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
    insolvency · 600
  7. 2016-05-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2016-05-20
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
    insolvency · 4.70
  9. 2015-09-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2015-08-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  11. 2014-12-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2014-11-27
    ➖
    LOOMES, Ben Robert resigned
    director
  13. 2014-11-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2014-11-25
    ➖
    HAYWOOD, Andrew John resigned
    director
  15. 2014-11-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2014-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-08-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2013-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-08-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2013-07-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2013-05-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2013-01-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  23. 2012-12-31
    ➖
    WALLER, Paul resigned
    director
  24. 2012-10-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  25. 2012-10-10
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    LOOMES, Ben Robert appointed
    director
  26. 2012-10-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2012-08-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  28. 2011-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  29. 2011-08-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  30. 2010-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  31. 2010-10-07
    ➕
    HAYWOOD, Andrew John appointed
    director
  32. 2010-09-16
    ➖
    RUSSELL, Jonathan Brian Cameron resigned
    director
  33. 2009-04-01
    ➖
    ROWLANDS, Christopher Paul resigned
    director
  34. 2007-11-01
    ➕
    DUNN, Kevin John appointed
    director
  35. 2007-11-01
    ➖
    BRIERLEY, Anthony William Wallace resigned
    director
  36. 2006-01-13
    ➕
    ROWLANDS, Christopher Paul appointed
    director
  37. 2006-01-13
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Jonathan Brian Cameron appointed
    director
  38. 2005-07-06
    ➖
    PERRY, Roderick William resigned
    director
  39. 2003-01-13
    ➕
    MURPHY, Jonathan Charles appointed
    director
  40. 2002-12-31
    ➖
    SUMMERS, Richard Douglas Michael John resigned
    director
  41. 2002-12-31
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Peter Bryan Gurmin resigned
    director
  42. 1999-09-08
    ➖
    GAGEN, Martin Michael resigned
    director
  43. 1999-09-08
    ➕
    PERRY, Roderick William appointed
    director
  44. 1998-03-02
    ➕
    BRIERLEY, Anthony William Wallace appointed
    director
  45. 1998-03-02
    ➕
    GAGEN, Martin Michael appointed
    director
  46. 1998-03-02
    ➖
    MACKAY, Alan Browning resigned
    director
  47. 1998-03-02
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Peter Bryan Gurmin appointed
    director
  48. 1997-05-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3I EUROPARTNERS II GP LIMITED
  49. 1997-05-07
    ➕
    3I PLC appointed
    corporate-secretary
  50. 1997-05-07
    ➕
    MACKAY, Alan Browning appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 52 events

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

2 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2017-11-17

5 insolvency-related filings on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2017-11-17: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2017-08-17: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-05-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

31st Floor 40 Bank Street
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5NR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2015-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 11 resigned)

3I PLC→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1997-05-07
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Active
DUNN, Kevin John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-11-01
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Active
MURPHY, Jonathan Charles→
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-01-13
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Active
BRIERLEY, Anthony William Wallace→
director · ~77y · appointed 1998-03-02 · resigned 2007-11-01
Resigned
GAGEN, Martin Michael→
director · ~71y · appointed 1998-03-02 · resigned 1999-09-08
Resigned
HAYWOOD, Andrew John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2010-10-07 · resigned 2014-11-25
Resigned
LOOMES, Ben Robert→
director · ~49y · appointed 2012-10-10 · resigned 2014-11-27
Resigned
MACKAY, Alan Browning→
director · ~64y · appointed 1997-05-07 · resigned 1998-03-02
Resigned
PERRY, Roderick William→
director · ~81y · appointed 1999-09-08 · resigned 2005-07-06
Resigned
ROWLANDS, Christopher Paul→
director · ~70y · appointed 2006-01-13 · resigned 2009-04-01
Resigned
RUSSELL, Jonathan Brian Cameron→
director · ~66y · appointed 2006-01-13 · resigned 2010-09-16
Resigned
SUMMERS, Richard Douglas Michael John→
director · ~82y · appointed 1997-05-07 · resigned 2002-12-31
Resigned
WALLER, Paul→
director · ~72y · appointed 1997-05-07 · resigned 2012-12-31
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Peter Bryan Gurmin→
director · ~80y · appointed 1998-03-02 · resigned 2002-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (93 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2017-11-17
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · LIQ13
2017-08-17
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · LIQ03
2017-06-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-05-24
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2016-05-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2016-05-20
liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · 4.70
2016-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2015-09-02
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-08-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2014-12-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2014-11-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2014-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2014-08-12
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2013-10-03