3LG PRINT LTD
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.6y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £64.5k | £59.1k |
| Current assets | £148.6k | £139.3k |
| Cash | — | £40.6k |
| Debtors | — | £96.7k |
| Net assets | £59.4k | £59.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-09-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2015-07-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2009-09-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Ashley Commercial Finance Limited
- 2009-09-07🏢Company incorporatedAs 3LG PRINT LTD
- 2009-09-07➕KENNEDY, Helen Victoria appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Helen Victoria Kennedy Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 15/07/2015 | — | |
| satisfied | Ashley Commercial Finance Ashley Commercial Finance Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 15/09/2009 | 24/09/2024 |