3A SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06863365 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-30

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£2.13M

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 49). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 16.9y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 16.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,126,333

Cash YoY

-17%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£950k

↓ 17% YoY

Net Worth

£2.1m

↑ 7.2% YoY

Current Assets

£3.8m

↑ 10% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£2.13M	£1.98M
Current assets	£3.80M	£3.44M
Cash	£950.2k	£1.14M
Debtors	£2.85M	£2.30M
Net assets	£2.13M	£1.98M

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2025-12-16
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accounts · AA
2024-12-19
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accounts · AA
2023-11-01
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accounts · AA
2023-03-30
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officers · CH01
2023-03-30
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officers · CH01
2023-03-30
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officers · CH03
2022-12-13
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accounts · AA
2021-11-12
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accounts · AA
2020-10-21
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address · AD01
2020-07-08
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accounts · AA
2019-11-04
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accounts · AA
2019-04-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2019-04-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-04-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-04-11
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mortgage · MR04
2019-04-11
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Charge satisfied #3
2019-04-03
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mortgage · MR01
2019-04-02
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2018-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-06-30
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2016-06-29
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Charge satisfied #2
2016-06-29
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Charge satisfied #1
2015-03-31
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BEGUM, Salma resigned
director
2014-03-31
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BEGUM, Salma appointed
director
2009-09-30
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2009-06-17
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2009-03-31
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JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
director
2009-03-30
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Company incorporated
As 3A SOLUTIONS LIMITED
2009-03-30
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KHAN, Abid appointed
secretary
2009-03-30
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KHAN, Abid appointed
director
2009-03-30
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KHAN, Shabana appointed
director
2009-03-30
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JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
director

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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 17 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

303 Solutions Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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303 Solutions Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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3A SOLUTIONS LIMITED

This company · 06863365

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
303 Solutions Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/04/2019

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Abid Khanceased 01/04/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
Shabana Khanceased 01/04/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

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6 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

Incorporated2009-03-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Trust House C/O Isaacs

St James Business Park, 5 New Augustus Street

Bradford

West Yorkshire

BD1 5LL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-15

Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

KHAN, Abid→

secretary · appointed 2009-03-30

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Active

KHAN, Abid→

director · ~49y · appointed 2009-03-30

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Active

KHAN, Shabana→

director · ~49y · appointed 2009-03-30

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Active

BEGUM, Salma→

director · ~45y · appointed 2014-03-31 · resigned 2015-03-31

Resigned

JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→

director · ~56y · appointed 2009-03-30 · resigned 2009-03-31

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	—	02/04/2019	—
satisfied	Santander Santander UK PLC	A registered charge	—	30/06/2016	11/04/2019
satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	30/09/2009	29/06/2016
satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	17/06/2009	29/06/2016

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Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-11-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-03

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-03-30

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-03-30

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2023-03-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-12-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-11-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-05-07

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2020-10-21