3GS (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08028066 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-12
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒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
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Private security activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.7y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2025-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-07-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2024-07-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-07-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-05-09
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  11. 2023-05-09
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  12. 2023-05-09
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  13. 2023-05-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-05-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2023-05-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2023-05-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2023-05-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2023-05-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2023-05-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2023-04-30
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    GOVIER, Ashley John appointed
    director
  21. 2023-04-30
    ➕
    HENNEY, Eoin Stuart appointed
    director
  22. 2023-04-30
    ➖
    JERROLD, Helen Jane resigned
    director
  23. 2023-04-30
    ➖
    JERROLD, Martin resigned
    director
  24. 2022-06-30
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  25. 2022-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2020-09-23
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  27. 2020-01-06
    ➖
    BUTTIVANT, Paul resigned
    director
  28. 2019-11-07
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    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 2018-04-13
    ➖
    BUTTIVANT, Paul John resigned
    secretary
  30. 2018-04-13
    ➖
    BUTTIVANT, Craig Stephen resigned
    director
  31. 2018-04-13
    ➕
    JERROLD, Helen Jane appointed
    director
  32. 2018-04-13
    ➕
    JERROLD, Martin appointed
    director
  33. 2018-04-13
    ➖
    CENTURY FUELS CANADA INC resigned
    corporate-director
  34. 2017-02-22
    ➕
    BUTTIVANT, Craig Stephen appointed
    director
  35. 2016-10-14
    ➕
    CENTURY FUELS CANADA INC appointed
    corporate-director
  36. 2016-07-31
    ➖
    DUSIK, Victor Stanley resigned
    director
  37. 2015-08-28
    ➕
    BUTTIVANT, Paul John appointed
    secretary
  38. 2015-08-28
    ➕
    DUSIK, Victor Stanley appointed
    director
  39. 2013-09-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance LTD
  40. 2012-04-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 3GS (UK) LIMITED
  41. 2012-04-12
    ➕
    BUTTIVANT, Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Nes Services Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Nes Services Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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3GS (UK) LIMITED
This company · 08028066

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Nes Services Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/04/2023
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Red Snapper Group Ltdceased 30/04/2023· 50-75% shares · board control
  • Mr Martin Jerroldceased 01/11/2020· significant influence
  • Mr Paul Buttivantceased 06/01/2020· 25-50% shares
  • Paul Buttivantceased 09/04/2021· 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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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80100 — Private security activities

Registered office

Unit C, Parkway Business Centre Deeside Industrial Park
Deeside
Flintshire
CH5 2LE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-05
Last: 2025-06-21

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

GOVIER, Ashley John→
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HENNEY, Eoin Stuart→
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUTTIVANT, Paul John→
secretary · appointed 2015-08-28 · resigned 2018-04-13
Resigned
BUTTIVANT, Craig Stephen→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-02-22 · resigned 2018-04-13
Resigned
BUTTIVANT, Paul→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-04-12 · resigned 2020-01-06
Resigned
DUSIK, Victor Stanley→
director · ~77y · appointed 2015-08-28 · resigned 2016-07-31
Resigned
JERROLD, Helen Jane→
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-04-13 · resigned 2023-04-30
Resigned
JERROLD, Martin→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-04-13 · resigned 2023-04-30
Resigned
CENTURY FUELS CANADA INC→
corporate-director · appointed 2016-10-14 · resigned 2018-04-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—23/09/2020—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance LTD
A registered charge1 property09/09/201307/11/2019
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Recent filings (84 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-07-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-05-09
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2023-05-09