3A(UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07624869 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-06
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
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
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£49k£98k£148k£197k£246kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets—£246.0k
Current assets—£30.5k
Net assets—£246.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-17
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    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-09-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-06
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    officers · AP03
  11. 2019-06-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2019-04-21
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    SKOUTERIS, George appointed
    secretary
  13. 2019-04-20
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    CHATZI, Maria resigned
    secretary
  14. 2019-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2018-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-08-14
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2016-07-19
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    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2011-05-06
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    Company incorporated
    As 3A(UK) LIMITED
  20. 2011-05-06
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    SKOUTERIS, George, Dr appointed
    director
  21. 2011-05-06
    ➕
    CHATZI, Maria appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr George Skouteris
Individual · British · DOB 07/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest01/01/2018

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
Incorporated2011-05-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

2 Royal College Street
London
London
NW1 0NH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

SKOUTERIS, George→
secretary · appointed 2019-04-21
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Active
SKOUTERIS, George, Dr→
director · ~68y · appointed 2011-05-06
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Active
CHATZI, Maria→
secretary · appointed 2011-05-06 · resigned 2019-04-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-26
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gazette · DISS40
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-15