3 LINES OF DEFENCE CONSULTING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09016239 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-29
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-10-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-10-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-07
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-04-29
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    Company incorporated
    As 3 LINES OF DEFENCE CONSULTING LIMITED
  17. 2014-04-29
    ➕
    ELVIDGE, Catherine Anne appointed
    secretary
  18. 2014-04-29
    ➕
    ELVIDGE, Catherine Anne appointed
    director
  19. 2014-04-29
    ➕
    ELVIDGE, Simon John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon John Elvidge
Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Catherine Anne Elvidge
Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

44 Russell Square
London
WC1B 4JP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

ELVIDGE, Catherine Anne→
secretary · appointed 2014-04-29
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ELVIDGE, Catherine Anne→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-04-29
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ELVIDGE, Simon John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-04-29
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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-25