3CS HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06546470 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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| Turnover | — | £513.1k |
| Gross profit | — | £513.1k |
| Profit before tax | — | £80.6k |
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-08-28✏️certificate-re-registration-public-limited-company-to-privatechange-of-name · CERT10
- 2025-08-28📄re-registration-memorandum-articlesincorporation · MAR
- 2025-08-28✏️reregistration-public-to-private-companychange-of-name · RR02
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-03-06📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-03-06📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-09-20➖CORFIELD, Richard Conyngham resigneddirector
- 2022-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-10📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-03-10📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-03-03➕MITOMI, Hiroko appointedsecretary
- 2020-03-03➖MITOMI, Hiroko resignedsecretary
- 2020-03-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-03-02✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2011-10-18➖NAGATA, Takako resigneddirector
- 2010-05-19➕CORFIELD, Richard Conyngham appointeddirector
- 2009-05-05➖CHAPMAN, Peter Edward resignedsecretary
- 2009-05-05➕MITOMI, Hiroko appointedsecretary
- 2009-05-05➖CHAPMAN, Peter Edward resigneddirector
- 2008-08-11➕BENNETT, Terence Bernard appointeddirector
- 2008-08-11➕NAGATA, Takako appointeddirector
- 2008-03-27🏢Company incorporatedAs 3CS HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2008-03-27➕MITOMI, Hiroko appointeddirector
- 2008-03-27➕CHAPMAN, Peter Edward appointedsecretary
- 2008-03-27➕LAW, Stuart Peter appointedsecretary
- 2008-03-27➖LAW, Stuart Peter resignedsecretary
- 2008-03-27➕CHAPMAN, Peter Edward appointeddirector
- 2008-03-27➕GIBBONS, David Victor appointeddirector
- 2008-03-27➖GIBBONS, David Victor resigneddirector
- 2008-03-27➕LAW, Stuart Peter appointeddirector
- 2008-03-27➖LAW, Stuart Peter resigneddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 18 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
1 med ·Name changed 2 times
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-08-28: certificate-re-registration-public-limited-company-to-private; 2025-08-28: reregistration-public-to-private-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Terence Bernard Bennett Individual · British · DOB 03/1950 · age 76 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Registered office
60 Moorgate
London
EC2R 6EJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28
Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)
Active
BENNETT, Terence Bernard→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2008-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MITOMI, Hiroko→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2008-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHAPMAN, Peter Edward→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-03-27 · resigned 2009-05-05
LAW, Stuart Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-03-27 · resigned 2008-03-27
MITOMI, Hiroko→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-05-05 · resigned 2020-03-03
CHAPMAN, Peter Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2008-03-27 · resigned 2009-05-05
CORFIELD, Richard Conyngham→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2010-05-19 · resigned 2022-09-20
GIBBONS, David Victor→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2008-03-27 · resigned 2008-03-27
LAW, Stuart Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2008-03-27 · resigned 2008-03-27
NAGATA, Takako→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2008-08-11 · resigned 2011-10-18
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Recent filings (79 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-28
certificate-re-registration-public-limited-company-to-private
change-of-name · CERT10
2025-08-28
re-registration-memorandum-articles
incorporation · MAR
2025-08-28
reregistration-public-to-private-company
change-of-name · RR02
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-07
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-03-06