3A IT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03866698 · ltd · incorporated 1999-10-27
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 21.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£287.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 21.6y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
123 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £287,088
Cash YoY
+44%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£288k
↑ 44% YoY
Net Worth
£287k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£395k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£79k£158k£237k£316k£395kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£291.7k£262.3k
Current assets£394.6k£346.5k
Cash£287.7k£200.2k
Debtors£62.0k£102.5k
Net assets£287.1k£246.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-01-08
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  3. 2025-10-14
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  4. 2024-08-06
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  5. 2023-11-23
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2023-10-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  8. 2022-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-10-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2019-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  15. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  16. 2017-10-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2016-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-12-20
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    HIBBERD, Elizabeth Anne appointed
    director
  19. 2009-06-10
    ➕
    ANDREWS, Christopher Michael appointed
    director
  20. 2009-06-10
    ➖
    CLARK, Roger Paul resigned
    director
  21. 2008-03-11
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Joanne Frances appointed
    secretary
  22. 2008-03-11
    ➖
    HOUNDISCOMBE CONSULTANTS LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2007-07-31
    ➖
    BROWN, Matthew Alan resigned
    director
  24. 2007-05-18
    ➕
    HOUNDISCOMBE CONSULTANTS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2007-05-18
    ➖
    INDIGO TAX AND ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2005-02-07
    ➕
    CLARK, Roger Paul appointed
    director
  27. 2004-09-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  28. 2004-06-30
    ➖
    BUTLER, Nicholas John resigned
    director
  29. 2003-09-30
    ➕
    HIBBERD, George Terence appointed
    director
  30. 2003-09-30
    ➖
    BUTLER, Harry resigned
    secretary
  31. 2003-09-30
    ➕
    INDIGO TAX AND ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2003-09-30
    ➕
    BROWN, Matthew Alan appointed
    director
  33. 1999-10-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3A IT LIMITED
  34. 1999-10-27
    ➕
    BUTLER, Harry appointed
    secretary
  35. 1999-10-27
    ➕
    ALPHA SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1999-10-27
    ➖
    ALPHA SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1999-10-27
    ➕
    BUTLER, Nicholas John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr George Terence Hibberd
Individual · British · DOB 12/1980 · age 46
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Elizabeth Anne Hibberd
Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/07/2019

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-10-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Tarn Hows
Forge Way
Billingshurst
West Sussex
RH14 9LL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

MARSHALL, Joanne Frances→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDREWS, Christopher Michael→
director · ~45y · appointed 2009-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HIBBERD, Elizabeth Anne→
director · ~44y · appointed 2010-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HIBBERD, George Terence→
director · ~46y · appointed 2003-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUTLER, Harry→
secretary · appointed 1999-10-27 · resigned 2003-09-30
Resigned
ALPHA SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-10-27 · resigned 1999-10-27
Resigned
HOUNDISCOMBE CONSULTANTS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-18 · resigned 2008-03-11
Resigned
INDIGO TAX AND ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-09-30 · resigned 2007-05-18
Resigned
BROWN, Matthew Alan→
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-09-30 · resigned 2007-07-31
Resigned
BUTLER, Nicholas John→
director · ~55y · appointed 1999-10-27 · resigned 2004-06-30
Resigned
CLARK, Roger Paul→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-02-07 · resigned 2009-06-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property22/09/200417/10/2023

Recent filings (123 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-01