3 H SERVICES (UK) LTD

💤Zombieactive
09280879 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-27
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£161.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £161,513
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,945 YoY
Cash YoY
+191%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100k
↑ 191% YoY
Net Worth
£162k
↓ 4.7% YoY
Current Assets
£267k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£53k£107k£160k£213k£267kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£202.2k£215.8k
Current assets£266.5k£231.3k
Cash£99.6k£34.2k
Debtors£118.9k£136.7k
Net assets£161.5k£169.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-07
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  3. 2026-01-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-01-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-07-30
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2025-07-30
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2025-07-29
    ➕
    BERTOLINI, Pier appointed
    secretary
  9. 2025-07-28
    ➖
    SOUTHGATE, Jayne resigned
    secretary
  10. 2024-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-08-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-02-14
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  16. 2020-02-12
    ➕
    SOUTHGATE, Jayne appointed
    secretary
  17. 2020-01-27
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2020-01-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-01-27
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2020-01-20
    ➖
    ELDRIDGE, Richard Stuart resigned
    director
  21. 2019-07-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2014-10-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3 H SERVICES (UK) LTD
  23. 2014-10-27
    ➕
    BERTOLINI, Pier appointed
    director
  24. 2014-10-27
    ➕
    ELDRIDGE, Richard Stuart appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Pier Bertolini
Individual · Italian · DOB 12/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Richard Stuart Eldridgeceased 24/01/2020· 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
Incorporated2014-10-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

9 Byford Court
Crockatt Road
Hadleigh
Suffolk
IP7 6RD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BERTOLINI, Pier→
secretary · appointed 2025-07-29
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Active
BERTOLINI, Pier→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-10-27
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Active
SOUTHGATE, Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2020-02-12 · resigned 2025-07-28
Resigned
ELDRIDGE, Richard Stuart→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-10-27 · resigned 2020-01-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-07
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-01-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-07-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28