3BY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09319200 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-19
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2200

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
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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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-10
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-30
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    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-07-30
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    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-07-30
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  6. 2024-07-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-07-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2022-07-29
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    capital · SH01
  12. 2022-07-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2022-07-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-07-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-07-25
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    address · AD01
  16. 2021-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-09-24
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-11-19
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    Company incorporated
    As 3BY LIMITED
  20. 2014-11-19
    GOLDHAWK, Matthew appointed
    director
  21. 2014-11-19
    GOLDHAWK, Philippa appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Philippa Goldhawk
Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/07/2022
Mr Matthew Goldhawk
Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control19/11/2016

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
Incorporated2014-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

1 Park Road
Hampton Wick
Kingston Upon Thames
Surrey
KT1 4AS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GOLDHAWK, Matthew
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-11-19
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Active
GOLDHAWK, Philippa
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-11-19
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Active

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-07-29