3ME LTD.

🌳Matureactive

07307506 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-07

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other software publishing

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

46 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-03-04
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officers · TM01
2026-03-04
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officers · TM01
2026-03-03
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COHEN, Thomas Joseph resigned
director
2026-03-03
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SKAIFE, Richard Gareth resigned
director
2025-11-14
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2024-11-01
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2023-11-28
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2022-12-01
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2021-12-27
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accounts · AA
2021-02-24
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accounts · AA
2020-04-08
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ALESSI, Marcello resigned
director
2020-04-08
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officers · TM01
2019-11-29
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accounts · AA
2018-12-13
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2017-12-20
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address · AD01
2017-11-27
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2016-11-23
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2015-12-14
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2010-09-06
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BINNS, Timothy Richard appointed
director
2010-09-06
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JONES, Michael Edgar appointed
director
2010-09-06
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COHEN, Thomas Joseph appointed
director
2010-09-06
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SKAIFE, Richard Gareth appointed
director
2010-07-16
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ALESSI, Marcello appointed
director
2010-07-07
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Company incorporated
As 3ME LTD.
2010-07-07
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JONES, Michael Edgar appointed
secretary
2010-07-07
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PARKINSON, Thomas Edgar appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: COHEN, Thomas Joseph resigned 2026-03-03; SKAIFE, Richard Gareth resigned 2026-03-03

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Thomas Edgar Parkinson Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated2010-07-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC58290 — Other software publishing

Registered office

58 Rochester Place

London

NW1 9JX

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-19

Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

JONES, Michael Edgar→

secretary · appointed 2010-07-07

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Active

BINNS, Timothy Richard→

director · ~58y · appointed 2010-09-06

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Active

JONES, Michael Edgar→

director · ~79y · appointed 2010-09-06

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Active

PARKINSON, Thomas Edgar→

director · ~60y · appointed 2010-07-07

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ALESSI, Marcello→

director · ~63y · appointed 2010-07-16 · resigned 2020-04-08

Resigned

COHEN, Thomas Joseph→

director · ~39y · appointed 2010-09-06 · resigned 2026-03-03

Resigned

SKAIFE, Richard Gareth→

director · ~53y · appointed 2010-09-06 · resigned 2026-03-03

Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

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officers · TM01

2026-03-04

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officers · TM01

2026-03-04

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accounts · AA

2025-11-14