3 BLINDS,NICE! LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05454492 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-17
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | -300 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-24➖VENABLES, Stephen Leonard resigneddirector
- 2025-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-12-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-17📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2005-05-17🏢Company incorporatedAs 3 BLINDS,NICE! LIMITED
- 2005-05-17➕VENABLES, Kristofer Oliver Stephen appointedsecretary
- 2005-05-17➕VENABLES, Kristofer Oliver Stephen appointeddirector
- 2005-05-17➕VENABLES, Stephen Leonard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kristofer Oliver Stephen Venables Individual · British · DOB 10/1984 · age 42 | 75–100% | 75–100% | sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence · firm interest | 07/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Stephen Leonard Venablesceased 22/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Registered office
18 Tyn Y Waun Rd
Machen
Caerphilly
CF83 8LA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
VENABLES, Kristofer Oliver Stephen→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-05-17
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VENABLES, Kristofer Oliver Stephen→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2005-05-17
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VENABLES, Stephen Leonard→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2005-05-17 · resigned 2025-03-24
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Recent filings (71 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06