3MSE LTD

🌳Matureactive
09275136 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-22
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.67M
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,665,657
Cash YoY
-19%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£779k
↓ 19% YoY
Net Worth
£1.7m
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£2.8m
↑ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£560k£1.1m£1.7m£2.2m£2.8mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.67M£1.49M
Current assets£2.80M£2.07M
Cash£779.3k£964.3k
Debtors£1.62M£855.3k
Net assets£1.67M£1.49M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  2. 2026-04-13
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  3. 2025-12-10
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2025-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-08-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-07-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-14
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2020-02-13
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  15. 2019-10-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-08-16
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  17. 2019-08-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2019-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-04-26
    ➕
    OAKLEY, Robert Alan appointed
    director
  20. 2017-04-26
    ➕
    WITCHELL, Shannon appointed
    director
  21. 2014-10-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3MSE LTD
  22. 2014-10-22
    ➕
    GOLD, James Clifford appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

Succession & seller-readiness

35/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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.

Group structure

3mse Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
3mse Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
3MSE LTD
This company · 09275136

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
3mse Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/03/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Clifford Goldceased 08/02/2019· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-10-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

The Union Building, Lower Ground Floor
78 Cornhill
London
EC3V 3QQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

GOLD, James Clifford→
director · ~37y · appointed 2014-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OAKLEY, Robert Alan→
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WITCHELL, Shannon→
director · ~44y · appointed 2017-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (41 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-13
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2026-04-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-09