3I INVESTMENTS PLC

🌳Matureactive

03975789 · plc · incorporated 2000-04-13

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 8.9y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 8.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

34 officers (8 active, 34 linked, 31 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

18 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

158 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 mortgage
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 mortgage
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (89 events)Click to expand

2026-05-27
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accounts · AA
2026-05-07
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mortgage · MR04
2026-05-07
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mortgage · MR04
2026-05-07
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Charge satisfied #3
2026-05-07
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Charge satisfied #2
2025-05-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-11
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MOSELEY, Scott Bruce Michael resigned
director
2025-02-11
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officers · TM01
2025-02-11
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officers · CH01
2025-02-10
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officers · CH01
2025-02-10
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officers · CH03
2025-02-10
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officers · CH01
2025-02-10
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officers · CH01
2025-02-10
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address · AD01
2025-02-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-02-10
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officers · CH01
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2024-12-02
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officers · CH01
2024-08-12
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officers · AP01
2024-08-08
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LISSAMAN, Anthony appointed
director
2024-07-01
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DE JONG, Pieter Aart resigned
director
2024-07-01
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officers · TM01
2024-06-04
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accounts · AA
2023-07-03
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officers · AP03
2023-07-03
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officers · TM02
2023-07-01
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CALDERWOOD, Clare appointed
secretary
2023-07-01
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MURPHY, Jonathan Charles resigned
secretary
2022-07-22
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SOTTOMAYOR, Bernardo De Sa Braamcamp Sobral appointed
director
2022-07-01
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MOSELEY, Scott Bruce Michael appointed
director
2022-06-30
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WHITE, Philip Joseph resigned
director
2022-05-12
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HALAI, Jasi Hari appointed
director
2022-05-12
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HATCHLEY, James Graham appointed
director
2022-05-12
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WILSON, Julia Susan resigned
director
2021-08-10
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets PLC (As Lender)
2019-09-01
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WIRTZ, Peter Konrad appointed
director
2019-09-01
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DE JONG, Pieter Aart appointed
director
2019-05-04
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Charge satisfied #1
2019-04-03
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GIDDINS, Alan Clifford Bence resigned
director
2018-08-15
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Bank International Limited
2018-05-31
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ANTAL, Menno Arpad resigned
director
2017-08-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2017-01-27
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LOOMES, Ben Robert resigned
director
2014-05-15
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WHITE, Philip Joseph appointed
director
2014-03-31
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HOGG, Cressida Mary resigned
director
2012-10-10
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LOOMES, Ben Robert appointed
director
2012-08-22
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WALLER, Paul resigned
director
2012-05-17
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QUEEN, Michael James resigned
director
2011-12-10
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STEFANOWSKI, Robert resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

3i Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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3i Plc

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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3I INVESTMENTS PLC

This company · 03975789

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
3i Plc Corporate entity	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

Typeplc

Incorporated2000-04-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

1 Knightsbridge

London

SW1X 7LX

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-15

Last: 2026-04-01