3SJ LTD

🌳Matureactive
06170862 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-20
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-22.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £22,653

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£23k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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-£23k-£23k-£23k-£23k-£23k-£23kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-22.7k£-22.7k
Net assets£-22.7k£-22.7k

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-20
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  2. 2024-09-03
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  3. 2023-09-14
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  4. 2022-09-14
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  5. 2022-03-04
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  6. 2022-03-04
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  7. 2021-05-26
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  8. 2021-05-19
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  9. 2020-05-29
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  10. 2019-02-11
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  11. 2018-04-24
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  12. 2017-05-19
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  13. 2016-03-21
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  14. 2015-11-23
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  15. 2015-11-23
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  16. 2014-05-30
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    WILLIAMS, Stephen Anthony appointed
    director
  17. 2013-08-07
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    WILLIAMS, Justine appointed
    director
  18. 2013-08-07
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    WILLIAMS, Stephen Anthony resigned
    director
  19. 2007-04-04
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    WILLIAMS, Justine appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-04-04
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    GRAEME, Paul Gordon resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-04-04
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    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resigned
    director
  22. 2007-04-04
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    WILLIAMS, Stephen Anthony appointed
    director
  23. 2007-03-20
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    Company incorporated
    As 3SJ LTD
  24. 2007-03-20
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    GRAEME, Paul Gordon appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-03-20
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    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +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

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 Stephen Anthony Williams
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Justine Williams
Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · 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
Incorporated2007-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Unit 2 Lakeview Stables
St. Clere Kemsing
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN15 6NL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Justine→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMS, Justine→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-08-07
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Active
WILLIAMS, Stephen Anthony→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAEME, Paul Gordon→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-20 · resigned 2007-04-04
Resigned
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→
director · ~73y · appointed 2007-03-20 · resigned 2007-04-04
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Stephen Anthony→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-04-04 · resigned 2013-08-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

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2025-08-20
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2024-11-06
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2024-09-03
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2024-03-22
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2023-09-14
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2023-03-23
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accounts · AA
2022-09-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
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accounts · AA01
2021-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-29