3 ACTIVE (CFS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09579417 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-07
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£186.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -86% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £186,309
Cash draining
Cash down 86% YoY
Cash YoY
-86%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↓ 86% YoY
Net Worth
£186k
↑ 570% YoY
Current Assets
£733k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£148k£295k£443k£591k£738kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£186.3k£27.8k
Current assets£733.1k£738.3k
Cash£2.3k£17.0k
Debtors£-70.5k£-80.0k
Net assets£186.3k£27.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-07-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-06-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-06-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-06-04
    ➕
    NORRIS, Sean John appointed
    director
  6. 2026-06-04
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    NORRIS, Sean John resigned
    director
  7. 2026-06-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-11-24
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-05-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-05-19
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    KEMPTON, Michael John appointed
    director
  11. 2024-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-07-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2023-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-05-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-02-19
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    WARRINER, Simon appointed
    director
  18. 2021-02-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2021-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2015-05-07
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    Company incorporated
    As 3 ACTIVE (CFS) LIMITED
  23. 2015-05-07
    ➕
    NORRIS, John Edward appointed
    director
  24. 2015-05-07
    ➕
    NORRIS, Sean John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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
Mr Simon Warriner
Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/03/2024
Mr John Edward Norris
Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Sean John Norrisceased 05/06/2026· 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
Incorporated2015-05-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Straw Barn Upton End Business Park
Meppershall Road
Shillington
Bedfordshire
SG5 3PF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-02
Last: 2026-05-19

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

KEMPTON, Michael John→
director · ~40y · appointed 2025-05-19
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Active
NORRIS, John Edward→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-05-07
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Active
NORRIS, Sean John→
director · ~38y · appointed 2026-06-04
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Active
WARRINER, Simon→
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-02-19
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Active
NORRIS, Sean John→
director · ~38y · appointed 2015-05-07 · resigned 2026-06-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-07-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-05-09