3MC (U.K.) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03547703 · ltd · incorporated 1998-04-17

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.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£3.68M

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

92 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £3,682,392

Net assets shrinking

Down £4,975 YoY

Cash YoY

+6%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£3.1m

↑ 5.5% YoY

Net Worth

£3.7m

~ YoY

Current Assets

£3.2m

↑ 1.5% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£3.72M	£3.71M
Current assets	£3.17M	£3.13M
Cash	£3.12M	£2.96M
Debtors	£49.0k	£165.6k
Net assets	£3.68M	£3.69M

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2025-09-22
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2024-09-10
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2023-08-10
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2023-04-20
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officers · CH01
2023-04-20
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officers · CH01
2023-04-17
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PARR, Matthew resigned
director
2023-04-17
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officers · TM01
2022-09-29
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2022-04-11
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2021-09-23
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2021-04-29
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2020-09-28
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accounts · AA
2019-04-30
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accounts · AA
2019-02-21
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address · AD01
2018-12-05
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2018-12-05
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officers · CH01
2018-01-01
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TIDMAN, Karl John appointed
director
2018-01-01
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TIDMAN, Michelle Jane appointed
director
2018-01-01
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PARR, Matthew appointed
director
2003-01-31
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PARR, Karen Maria appointed
director
2003-01-31
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PARR, Malcolm John resigned
director
2002-08-01
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HALL, Douglas John appointed
director
1998-04-17
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Company incorporated
As 3MC (U.K.) LIMITED
1998-04-17
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PARR, Karen Maria appointed
secretary
1998-04-17
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ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-04-17
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ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-04-17
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PARR, Malcolm John appointed
director
1998-04-17
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AR NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1998-04-17
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AR NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Karen Maria Parr Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67	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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1998-04-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

6 St George's Court

Altrincham Business Park

Altrincham

Cheshire

WA14 5UA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-01

Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

PARR, Karen Maria→

secretary · appointed 1998-04-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HALL, Douglas John→

director · ~55y · appointed 2002-08-01

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Active

PARR, Karen Maria→

director · ~67y · appointed 2003-01-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

TIDMAN, Karl John→

director · ~40y · appointed 2018-01-01

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Active

TIDMAN, Michelle Jane→

director · ~42y · appointed 2018-01-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-04-17 · resigned 1998-04-17

Resigned

PARR, Malcolm John→

director · ~69y · appointed 1998-04-17 · resigned 2003-01-31

Resigned

PARR, Matthew→

director · ~39y · appointed 2018-01-01 · resigned 2023-04-17

Resigned

AR NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-04-17 · resigned 1998-04-17

Resigned

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Recent filings (92 total)

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accounts · AA

2025-09-22

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-09-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-08-10

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-04-20

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-04-20

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officers · TM01

2023-04-17

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2022-09-29

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-19

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2022-04-11

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-04-11

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-04-11