3BM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08008506 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-27

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒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: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

71111Architectural activities
74902Quantity surveying activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 65). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 13.0y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 13.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

22 officers (6 active, 22 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

28 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

106 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	3200	6600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals 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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand

2025-10-17
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accounts · AA
2025-04-03
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officers · AP01
2025-04-02
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officers · TM01
2025-04-01
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HERLIHY, Francis appointed
director
2025-03-31
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DRAPER, Abigail Sarah resigned
director
2025-03-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-12
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-03-04
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mortgage · MR01
2025-02-28
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Ares Management Limited as Security Agent for the Secured Parties (As Defined in the Instrument)
2025-01-02
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legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2025-01-02
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legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2024-11-05
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annual-return · RP04AR01
2024-11-05
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annual-return · RP04AR01
2024-10-31
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-10-23
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officers · AP01
2024-10-22
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-10-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-22
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address · AD01
2024-10-22
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officers · AP01
2024-10-22
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officers · TM01
2024-10-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-22
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officers · TM01
2024-10-22
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officers · TM01
2024-10-22
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officers · TM01
2024-10-18
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EVANS, Sally appointed
secretary
2024-10-18
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RYDER, Alasdair Alan appointed
director
2024-10-18
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TUCKWELL, George William, Dr appointed
director
2024-10-18
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DRAPER, Abigail Sarah appointed
director
2024-10-18
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MARKHAM, Stuart Charles resigned
director
2024-10-18
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RELF, Samantha Pauline resigned
director
2024-10-18
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ROGERS, Nicholas resigned
director
2024-10-18
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SMITH, Nolan William resigned
director
2024-10-18
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STOUTT, Sheldon Lambert Cyril resigned
director
2024-07-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-06-24
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MARKHAM, Stuart Charles appointed
director
2020-06-24
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ROGERS, Nicholas appointed
director
2020-06-24
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SMITH, Nolan William appointed
director
2020-03-31
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AUVRAY, Raymond Michel resigned
director
2020-02-19
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KING, Stephen Noel resigned
director
2019-12-31
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KING, Stephen Noel appointed
director
2019-12-31
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THRAVES, Andrew resigned
director
2019-11-29
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FENELON, Maddie resigned
director
2019-10-04
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DUNCAN, Sandra Ann resigned
director
2019-06-03
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Charge satisfied #2
2019-02-12
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Prospects Group 2011 Limited
2018-11-16
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OLADAPO, Bose Oluremi Modupe resigned
secretary
2018-11-16
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OLADAPO, Bose Oluremi Modupe resigned
director
2018-05-09
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BEERLING, Kevin Michael appointed
director
2018-01-23
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Charge satisfied #1

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
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.)

Group structure

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

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Rsk Environment Limited

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

ultimate parent

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3BM LIMITED

This company · 08008506

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
Rsk Environment Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	18/10/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

3bm Trustee Limitedceased 25/09/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-03-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Spring Lodge

172 Chester Road

Helsby

Cheshire

WA6 0AR

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-04

Last: 2026-04-20