3ARCHWAY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09836680 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-22
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
£-3.85M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,848,722

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£3.8m
Current Assets
£1.2m
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£13.38M
Current assets£1.16M
Debtors£1.16M
Net assets£-3.85M

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-21
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-12-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2023-12-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-27
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  10. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-05-24
    JONES, Lawrence Nigel resigned
    director
  14. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-05-13
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2019-09-27
    FROST, Nicola Lindsay resigned
    secretary
  17. 2019-09-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2019-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-06-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2019-01-08
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2017-07-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ukfast.Net Limited
  22. 2017-07-07
    FROST, Nicola Lindsay appointed
    secretary
  23. 2015-10-22
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    Company incorporated
    As 3ARCHWAY LIMITED
  24. 2015-10-22
    JONES, Gail Suzanne appointed
    director
  25. 2015-10-22
    JONES, Lawrence Nigel appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

Group structure

Gsej Property Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Gsej Property Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
3ARCHWAY LIMITED
This company · 09836680

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
Gsej Property Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares12/12/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Lawrence Nigel Jonesceased 12/12/2023· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Gail Suzanne Jonesceased 12/12/2023· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-10-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

3 Archway
Manchester
M15 5QJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

JONES, Gail Suzanne
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FROST, Nicola Lindsay
secretary · appointed 2017-07-07 · resigned 2019-09-27
Resigned
JONES, Lawrence Nigel
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-10-22 · resigned 2021-05-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Ukfast.Net
Ukfast.Net Limited
A registered charge1 property10/07/201708/01/2019

Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-12-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28