3P MINISTRIES

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04546198 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2002-09-26

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85590Other education n.e.c.
94910Activities of religious organisations

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

16 officers (8 active, 16 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

84 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2026-03-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-12
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SCHREFF, Andriana appointed
director
2025-10-27
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-27
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-23
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FROST, Matthew appointed
director
2025-10-23
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GHOSH, Debdutta appointed
director
2025-10-23
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HOLMSTROM, Lars Ola appointed
director
2025-10-01
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-10-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-01
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
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CROW, Alistair William Holbrook appointed
secretary
2025-07-09
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NASH, Stephen Francis, Dr resigned
secretary
2025-07-09
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NASH, Stephen Francis, Dr resigned
director
2025-07-09
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WOODING JONES, Margaret Jane resigned
director
2025-03-25
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-07-07
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-06-28
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-24
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KITTOW, Alexander John appointed
director
2021-11-09
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MILLS, Brian Raymond resigned
director
2018-08-29
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CROW, Alistar William Holbrook appointed
director
2018-08-29
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ARMSTRONG, Gerald resigned
director
2016-09-07
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WOODING JONES, Margaret Jane appointed
director
2007-06-23
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ARMSTRONG, Gerald appointed
director
2007-06-23
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PRIOR, Nigel Antony resigned
director
2004-09-27
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BETTS, Trevor Thomas resigned
director
2004-06-17
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CROW, Alistair William Holbrook resigned
secretary
2004-06-17
➕
NASH, Stephen Francis, Dr appointed
secretary
2002-09-26
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Company incorporated
As 3P MINISTRIES
2002-09-26
➕
PFISTER, Linus Laurentius appointed
director
2002-09-26
➕
CROW, Alistair William Holbrook appointed
secretary
2002-09-26
➕
BETTS, Trevor Thomas appointed
director
2002-09-26
➕
MILLS, Brian Raymond appointed
director
2002-09-26
➕
NASH, Stephen Francis, Dr appointed
director
2002-09-26
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PRIOR, Nigel Antony appointed
director

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

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 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: NASH, Stephen Francis, Dr resigned 2025-07-09; NASH, Stephen Francis, Dr resigned 2025-07-09; WOODING JONES, Margaret Jane resigned 2025-07-09

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Alistair William Holbrook Crow Individual · British · DOB 03/1947 · age 79	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	28/08/2018
Mr Linus Laurentius Pfister Individual · Swiss · DOB 02/1964 · age 62	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest	06/04/2016

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Margaret Jane Wooding Jonesceased 23/10/2025· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
Dr Stephen Francis Nashceased 23/10/2025· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
Mr Brian Raymond Millsceased 29/07/2021· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
Mr Gerald Armstrongceased 29/08/2019· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2002-09-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Pacific House Business Centre Fletcher Way

Parkhouse

Carlisle

CA3 0LJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-10

Last: 2025-09-26