3O LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04934923 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-16
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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year to Dec 2024
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 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, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees400400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-12-31
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  3. 2023-11-15
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  4. 2022-12-31
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  5. 2022-01-29
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  6. 2020-12-31
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  7. 2019-10-07
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  8. 2018-10-30
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  9. 2017-10-31
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  10. 2016-08-01
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  11. 2016-07-30
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  12. 2015-10-20
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  13. 2015-09-10
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-11-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2012-10-22
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    HERNE, Nicholas James resigned
    director
  16. 2008-03-10
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    HERNE, Nicholas James appointed
    director
  17. 2008-03-05
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    LIMBREY, Chai Lin appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-03-05
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    WHEATON, John Locke resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-03-05
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    WHEATON, Alison June resigned
    director
  20. 2008-03-05
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    WHEATON, John Locke resigned
    director
  21. 2005-10-25
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    LIMBREY, Chai Lin appointed
    director
  22. 2005-10-25
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    LIMBREY, Dominic James appointed
    director
  23. 2005-10-25
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    WHEATON, John Locke appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-10-25
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    YAU, Chai Lin resigned
    secretary
  25. 2005-10-25
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    WHEATON, Alison June appointed
    director
  26. 2003-10-16
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    Company incorporated
    As 3O LIMITED
  27. 2003-10-16
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    YAU, Chai Lin appointed
    secretary
  28. 2003-10-16
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    WHEATON, John Locke appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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

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 Dominic James Limbrey
Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Chai Lin Limbrey
Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2003-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

Middlemarch, Kemnal Road
Chislehurst
Kent
BR7 6LT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

LIMBREY, Chai Lin→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LIMBREY, Chai Lin→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LIMBREY, Dominic James→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHEATON, John Locke→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-25 · resigned 2008-03-05
Resigned
YAU, Chai Lin→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-16 · resigned 2005-10-25
Resigned
HERNE, Nicholas James→
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-03-10 · resigned 2012-10-22
Resigned
WHEATON, Alison June→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-10-25 · resigned 2008-03-05
Resigned
WHEATON, John Locke→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-10-16 · resigned 2008-03-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

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2025-10-31
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2025-06-22
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2024-12-31
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2024-06-24
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accounts · AA
2023-11-15
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2023-06-22
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accounts · AA
2022-12-31
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2022-06-27
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2022-01-29
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2021-07-17
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2021-02-22
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2020-12-31
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2020-10-21
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2019-10-28
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accounts · AA
2019-10-07