3 COUNTIES CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04066264 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-06
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 14.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.9y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees212700

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-11-13
    ➖
    SYKES, Scott resigned
    director
  6. 2023-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-09-06
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    SYKES, Scott appointed
    director
  11. 2021-06-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-04-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-11-20
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2017-11-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
  19. 2014-11-12
    ➕
    GALTON, Joseph Charles appointed
    director
  20. 2013-07-01
    ➖
    O'MARAH, Stephen Norman resigned
    director
  21. 2012-08-09
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    O'MARAH, Stephen Norman appointed
    director
  22. 2011-06-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  23. 2000-09-06
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    Company incorporated
    As 3 COUNTIES CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED
  24. 2000-09-06
    ➕
    GALTON, Tina Marie appointed
    secretary
  25. 2000-09-06
    ➕
    GALTON, Stephen Timothy appointed
    director
  26. 2000-09-06
    ➕
    GALTON, Tina Marie appointed
    director
  27. 2000-09-06
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2000-09-06
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

76/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 Stephen Timothy Galton
Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Tina Marie Galton
Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

Third Floor Gateway House
Tollgate
Chandlers Ford
Hampshire
SO53 3TG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

GALTON, Tina Marie→
secretary · appointed 2000-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GALTON, Joseph Charles→
director · ~35y · appointed 2014-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GALTON, Stephen Timothy→
director · ~62y · appointed 2000-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GALTON, Tina Marie→
director · ~63y · appointed 2000-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-06 · resigned 2000-09-06
Resigned
O'MARAH, Stephen Norman→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-08-09 · resigned 2013-07-01
Resigned
SYKES, Scott→
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-09-06 · resigned 2023-11-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
A registered charge—16/11/2017—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property30/06/2011—
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Recent filings (78 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-16