3AM SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04294775 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-27
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-02
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  2. 2024-06-26
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  3. 2023-03-20
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  4. 2022-06-28
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  5. 2021-06-29
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  6. 2020-06-11
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  7. 2019-06-26
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  8. 2018-06-08
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  9. 2017-06-27
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  10. 2016-10-09
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  11. 2016-10-09
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  12. 2016-10-09
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  13. 2016-10-01
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    HARFIELD, Louise appointed
    director
  14. 2016-06-23
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  15. 2015-10-27
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  16. 2015-06-23
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  17. 2001-09-27
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    Company incorporated
    As 3AM SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED
  18. 2001-09-27
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    HARFIELD, Louise appointed
    secretary
  19. 2001-09-27
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    HARFIELD, Bruce Eliott appointed
    director
  20. 2001-09-27
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    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2001-09-27
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    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT 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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Bruce Eliott Harfield
Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting27/09/2016
Mrs Louise Harfield
Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting27/09/2016

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
Incorporated2001-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Ibex House
Baker Street
Weybridge
Surrey
KT13 8AH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

HARFIELD, Louise→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-27
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Active
HARFIELD, Bruce Eliott→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-09-27
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Active
HARFIELD, Louise→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-10-01
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Active
INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-09-27 · resigned 2001-09-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

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2025-06-02
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2024-10-02
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2024-06-26
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2023-10-10
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2023-03-20
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2022-09-30
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2022-06-28
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2021-10-07
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2021-06-29
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2020-10-11
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accounts · AA
2020-06-11
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2019-10-07
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2019-06-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-01