3MIL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06444120 · ltd · incorporated 2007-12-04
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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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£49.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Media representation services
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (58/100).

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
59 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 £49,445
Cash YoY
+50%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£97k
↑ 50% YoY
Net Worth
£49k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£138k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£28k£55k£83k£110k£138kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£53.5k£50.2k
Current assets£137.6k£100.6k
Cash£96.9k£64.8k
Debtors£40.7k£35.8k
Net assets£49.4k£38.0k

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-28
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  2. 2024-12-10
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    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-12-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-11-29
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  5. 2023-11-12
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  6. 2022-12-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-14
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  9. 2020-07-22
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-24
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-08
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  12. 2019-03-08
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-01-31
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    LOWE, Ian resigned
    director
  14. 2018-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-04-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-04-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2011-12-03
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    STEPHENSON, John resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-07-01
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    GALVIN, Lorna Jane appointed
    director
  20. 2008-07-01
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    SPENCER, Matthew Howard appointed
    director
  21. 2008-07-01
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    LOWE, Ian appointed
    director
  22. 2008-07-01
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    STEPHENSON, John resigned
    director
  23. 2008-07-01
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    STEPHENSON, Pamela Gillian resigned
    director
  24. 2007-12-04
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    Company incorporated
    As 3MIL LIMITED
  25. 2007-12-04
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    STEPHENSON, John appointed
    secretary
  26. 2007-12-04
    ➕
    STEPHENSON, John appointed
    director
  27. 2007-12-04
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    STEPHENSON, Pamela Gillian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 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
Ms Lorna Jane Galvin
Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Matthew Howard Spencer
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ian Loweceased 31/01/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2007-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC73120 — Media representation services

Registered office

80 Coombe Road
New Malden
KT3 4QS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

GALVIN, Lorna Jane→
director · ~54y · appointed 2008-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPENCER, Matthew Howard→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEPHENSON, John→
secretary · appointed 2007-12-04 · resigned 2011-12-03
Resigned
LOWE, Ian→
director · ~57y · appointed 2008-07-01 · resigned 2019-01-31
Resigned
STEPHENSON, John→
director · ~77y · appointed 2007-12-04 · resigned 2008-07-01
Resigned
STEPHENSON, Pamela Gillian→
director · ~82y · appointed 2007-12-04 · resigned 2008-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-22