3 STATION ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04246572 · ltd · incorporated 2001-07-05

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

65 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

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

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2016-03-14
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2008-06-24
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LAW, Nigel Stewart John resigned
secretary
2007-01-31
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BROOKES, Melody Louise resigned
director
2002-09-23
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GARDNER, Ian Stuart resigned
secretary
2002-07-26
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PALAMOUNTAIN, Neil appointed
secretary
2002-07-26
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PALAMOUNTAIN, Neil appointed
director
2002-07-26
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LAW, Nigel Stewart John appointed
secretary
2002-07-26
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BROOKES, Melody Louise appointed
director
2001-07-05
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Company incorporated
As 3 STATION ROAD LIMITED
2001-07-05
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GARDNER, Ian Stuart appointed
secretary
2001-07-05
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HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointed
nominee-secretary
2001-07-05
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HARRISON, Irene Lesley resigned
nominee-secretary
2001-07-05
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BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED appointed
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2001-07-05
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BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

93/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Neil Palamountain Individual · English · DOB 08/1966 · age 60	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated2001-07-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

316 Lancaster Road

Torrisholme

Morecambe

Lancashire

LA4 6LY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-19

Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

PALAMOUNTAIN, Neil→

secretary · appointed 2002-07-26

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Active

PALAMOUNTAIN, Neil→

director · ~60y · appointed 2002-07-26

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Active

GARDNER, Ian Stuart→

secretary · appointed 2001-07-05 · resigned 2002-09-23

Resigned

HARRISON, Irene Lesley→

nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-07-05 · resigned 2001-07-05

Resigned

LAW, Nigel Stewart John→

secretary · appointed 2002-07-26 · resigned 2008-06-24

Resigned

BROOKES, Melody Louise→

director · ~47y · appointed 2002-07-26 · resigned 2007-01-31

Resigned

BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-07-05 · resigned 2001-07-05

Resigned

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