3 ACTIVE TECHNICAL COMPLIANCE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
10043197 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-04
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
77
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 £100

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
Net Worth
£100
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-28
Total assets£100
Cash£100
Net assets£100

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

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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
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-04-08
    ➕
    NORRIS, Sean John appointed
    director
  3. 2026-04-08
    ➖
    NORRIS, Sean John resigned
    director
  4. 2026-04-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-04-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-04-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2025-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-02-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-01-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-01-01
    ➕
    KEMPTON, Michael John appointed
    director
  11. 2024-12-10
    ➕
    WARRINER, Simon appointed
    director
  12. 2024-12-10
    ➕
    NORRIS, Sean John appointed
    director
  13. 2024-12-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2024-12-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2024-12-10
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  16. 2024-12-10
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2024-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2016-03-04
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    Company incorporated
    As 3 ACTIVE TECHNICAL COMPLIANCE LIMITED
  24. 2016-03-04
    ➕
    NORRIS, John Edward 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-12-10: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

3 Active (Cfs) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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3 Active (Cfs) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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3 ACTIVE TECHNICAL COMPLIANCE LIMITED
This company · 10043197

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
3 Active (Cfs) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares10/12/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Edward Norrisceased 10/12/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2016-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service 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: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

KEMPTON, Michael John→
director · ~40y · appointed 2025-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NORRIS, John Edward→
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-03-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NORRIS, Sean John→
director · ~38y · appointed 2026-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WARRINER, Simon→
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NORRIS, Sean John→
director · ~38y · appointed 2024-12-10 · resigned 2026-04-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-12-10
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21