3MS PROPERTY LIMITED
- · Oldest live charge 15.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.0y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £133.7k | £138.4k |
| Cash | £5.7k | £3.9k |
| Net assets | £45.3k | £45.3k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Leeds Building Society
- 2025-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-12-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-30➕EMMS, Sara Marie appointeddirector
- 2024-10-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2011-06-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2011-03-10🏢Company incorporatedAs 3MS PROPERTY LIMITED
- 2011-03-10➕EMMS, Jeffrey Hedley appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 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 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sara Marie Emms Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/01/2025 |
Mr Jeffrey Hedley Emms Individual · British · DOB 02/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/03/2017 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Jeffrey Hedley Emmsceased 18/11/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Alexander Jeffrey Emmsceased 24/06/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Jason Hedley Emmsceased 24/06/2019· 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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Leeds Building Society | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/09/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 09/06/2011 | — |