3PL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08499087 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-22
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-04-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-04-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-04-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-01➕LEYSHON, Sally Jane appointeddirector
- 2013-04-22🏢Company incorporatedAs 3PL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2013-04-22➕LEYSHON, Mark Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Mark Andrew Leyshon Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | — | board control25-50% shares · board control | 30/06/2016 |
Mrs Sally Jane Leyshon Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
1 Park Road
Hampton Wick
Kingston Upon Thames
Surrey
KT1 4AS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-06
Last: 2026-04-22
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LEYSHON, Mark Andrew→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2013-04-22
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LEYSHON, Sally Jane→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-06-01
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-04-07