3KITES TECHNOLOGIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
05999036 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-15
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1
Very low cash
Cash position: £1
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
~ YoY
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£1£1£1Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1£1
Cash£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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.

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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 (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2024-12-31
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    FARQUHARSON, Melanie Anita resigned
    director
  4. 2024-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-12-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-01-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-11-01
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    LONGHURST, Paul Douglas resigned
    secretary
  18. 2012-06-30
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    PULLMAN, Tony Daniel resigned
    director
  19. 2010-04-01
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    MITCHELL, Benjamin David resigned
    director
  20. 2010-04-01
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    PULLMAN, Tony Daniel appointed
    director
  21. 2006-11-15
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    Company incorporated
    As 3KITES TECHNOLOGIES LTD
  22. 2006-11-15
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    LONGHURST, Paul Douglas appointed
    director
  23. 2006-11-15
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    LONGHURST, Paul Douglas appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-11-15
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    CHANCERY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-11-15
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    CHANCERY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-11-15
    ➕
    FARQUHARSON, Melanie Anita appointed
    director
  27. 2006-11-15
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Benjamin David appointed
    director
  28. 2006-11-15
    ➕
    CHANCERY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2006-11-15
    ➖
    CHANCERY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Douglas Longhurst
Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Chancery House
30 St Johns Road
Woking
Surrey
GU21 7SA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

LONGHURST, Paul Douglas→
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LONGHURST, Paul Douglas→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-15 · resigned 2012-11-01
Resigned
CHANCERY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-15 · resigned 2006-11-15
Resigned
FARQUHARSON, Melanie Anita→
director · ~63y · appointed 2006-11-15 · resigned 2024-12-31
Resigned
MITCHELL, Benjamin David→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-11-15 · resigned 2010-04-01
Resigned
PULLMAN, Tony Daniel→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-04-01 · resigned 2012-06-30
Resigned
CHANCERY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-11-15 · resigned 2006-11-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-15