3 PHASE AND CONTROL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05473760 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-07
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.36M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27900
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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, 2 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,360,469
Net assets shrinking
Down £56,391 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1.4m
↓ 4.0% YoY
Current Assets
£176k
↓ 66% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£283k£567k£850k£1.1m£1.4mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£1.36M£1.42M
Current assets£176.4k£514.5k
Net assets£1.36M£1.42M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-12-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-12-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-12-01
    ➕
    GARNER, Jack appointed
    director
  8. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-26
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2019-06-26
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2019-06-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-07-01
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    GARNER, Marlene appointed
    secretary
  18. 2017-06-01
    ➖
    GARNER, Marlene resigned
    secretary
  19. 2005-06-07
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    Company incorporated
    As 3 PHASE AND CONTROL LIMITED
  20. 2005-06-07
    ➕
    GARNER, Mark appointed
    director
  21. 2005-06-07
    ➕
    GARNER, Marlene appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

16/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — GARNER, Jack (same surname) appointed 2023-12-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • 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.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Garner
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27900 — SIC 27900

Registered office

12 Worthington Road
Garstang
Preston
PR3 1DP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

GARNER, Marlene→
secretary · appointed 2017-07-01
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Active
GARNER, Jack→
director · ~25y · appointed 2023-12-01
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Active
GARNER, Mark→
director · ~55y · appointed 2005-06-07
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Active
GARNER, Marlene→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-07 · resigned 2017-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11