3-WISE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04469057 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-25
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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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£400
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £400

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£400
~ YoY
Current Assets
£400
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£80£160£240£320£400Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£400£400
Current assets£400£400
Net assets£400£400

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2017-09-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-09-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-09-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2017-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2010-07-01
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    VERRALL, Simon John appointed
    secretary
  18. 2009-08-04
    ➖
    SHAW, Katherine Holly resigned
    secretary
  19. 2005-06-08
    ➕
    VERRALL, Simon John appointed
    director
  20. 2003-05-30
    ➖
    SHAW, Andrew James resigned
    secretary
  21. 2003-05-30
    ➕
    SHAW, Katherine Holly appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-05-30
    ➖
    WATKINSON, David resigned
    director
  23. 2002-06-25
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    Company incorporated
    As 3-WISE LIMITED
  24. 2002-06-25
    ➕
    SHAW, Andrew James appointed
    director
  25. 2002-06-25
    ➕
    SHAW, Andrew James appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-06-25
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-06-25
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2002-06-25
    ➕
    WATKINSON, David appointed
    director
  29. 2002-06-25
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2002-06-25
    ➖
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 Andrew James Shaw
Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mr Simon John Verrall
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% 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
Incorporated2002-06-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Bwi Studio High Street
Hartley Wintney
Hook
RG27 8NY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

VERRALL, Simon John→
secretary · appointed 2010-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHAW, Andrew James→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VERRALL, Simon John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHAW, Andrew James→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-25 · resigned 2003-05-30
Resigned
SHAW, Katherine Holly→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-30 · resigned 2009-08-04
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-25 · resigned 2002-06-25
Resigned
WATKINSON, David→
director · ~52y · appointed 2002-06-25 · resigned 2003-05-30
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-25 · resigned 2002-06-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-25