3 RG ASSOCIATES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04908974 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-23
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 8.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Private security activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
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Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 8.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-09-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-09-27🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-08-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-07-26🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2017-07-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-07-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-07-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2017-07-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2017-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-31➖HAY, Christopher James Philip resigneddirector
- 2012-10-30➕HAY, Christopher James Philip appointeddirector
- 2006-08-10➖KERR, Gavin Robert resigneddirector
- 2006-08-10➖SMITH, Russel Lee resigneddirector
- 2003-09-23🏢Company incorporatedAs 3 RG ASSOCIATES LIMITED
- 2003-09-23➕QUARRIE, Raymond Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2003-09-23➕MANN, Richard James appointeddirector
- 2003-09-23➕QUARRIE, Raymond Andrew appointeddirector
- 2003-09-23➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-09-23➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-09-23➕KERR, Gavin Robert appointeddirector
- 2003-09-23➕SMITH, Russel Lee appointeddirector
- 2003-09-23➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-09-23➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Raymond Andrew Quarrie Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/06/2016 |
Mr Richard James Mann Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80100 — Private security activities
Registered office
19 The Glenmore Centre
Fancy Road
Poole
BH12 4FB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
QUARRIE, Raymond Andrew→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MANN, Richard James→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2003-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
QUARRIE, Raymond Andrew→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2003-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-23 · resigned 2003-09-23
HAY, Christopher James Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2012-10-30 · resigned 2015-10-31
KERR, Gavin Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2003-09-23 · resigned 2006-08-10
SMITH, Russel Lee→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2003-09-23 · resigned 2006-08-10
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-23 · resigned 2003-09-23
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/07/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 20/07/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 20/07/2017 | 27/09/2017 |
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Recent filings (76 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-12