3B CONTROLS LTD

🌳Matureactive

04653528 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-31

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 17.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 28140

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 65). 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 17.0y

70/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 17.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

108 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30
Average employees	2000

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

• 5 persons-with-significant-control
• 3 officers
• 1 incorporation

Last 90 days

filings

• 5 persons-with-significant-control
• 3 officers
• 3 mortgage

Last 180 days

filings

• 6 persons-with-significant-control
• 4 officers
• 3 mortgage

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand

2026-04-15
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-04-15
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-14
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2026-04-01
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-03-30
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-30
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-30
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-30
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-30
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officers · AP01
2026-03-30
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officers · AP01
2026-03-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-27
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GRIESEMER, Stephen appointed
director
2026-03-27
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RAMSBOTTOM, Philip appointed
director
2026-03-27
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ROGERS, Clint appointed
director
2026-03-26
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-26
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Charge satisfied #2
2026-02-13
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-13
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
2026-01-29
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-29
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Charge satisfied #1
2026-01-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-10
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HEESOM, Michael appointed
director
2025-10-10
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-10
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-10
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-10
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-09
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HEESOM, Michael resigned
secretary
2025-10-09
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HEESOM, Michael resigned
director
2025-10-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-09
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2009-04-24
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2006-08-01
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JONES, Michael Allan appointed
director
2006-08-01
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HEESOM, Michael appointed
secretary
2006-08-01
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HORNE, Joanne Margaret resigned
secretary
2006-08-01
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HEESOM, Michael appointed
director
2003-01-31
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Company incorporated
As 3B CONTROLS LTD
2003-01-31
➕
HORNE, Philip appointed
director
2003-01-31
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HORNE, Joanne Margaret appointed
secretary
2003-01-31
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@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-01-31
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@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-01-31
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@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-01-31
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@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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 ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: HEESOM, Michael resigned 2025-10-09; HEESOM, Michael resigned 2025-10-09

Group structure

Broadsword Bidco Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Broadsword Bidco Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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3B CONTROLS LTD

This company · 04653528

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Broadsword Bidco Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	27/03/2026

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Michael Heesomceased 27/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Philip Horneceased 27/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Michael Allan Jonesceased 27/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Michael Heesomceased 09/10/2025· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2003-01-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC28140 — SIC 28140

Registered office

4 Heron Business Park

Tan House Lane

Widnes

Cheshire

WA8 0SW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-14

Last: 2026-01-31