3T SOFTWARE LABS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
10075999 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-21
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£2.43M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
49 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 £2,434,992

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3.5m
Net Worth
£2.4m
Current Assets
£6.1m
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-30
Total assets£3.10M
Current assets£6.06M
Cash£3.53M
Debtors£2.53M
Net assets£2.43M

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
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2026-03-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2026-03-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-10-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-06-25
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2025-01-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-01-13
    ZAHN, Thomas, Dr resigned
    director
  9. 2024-09-16
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  10. 2024-09-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-03-26
    THOMSON, Graham, Dr resigned
    director
  12. 2024-03-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-11-27
    CHEVERTON, Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  14. 2023-11-27
    SNARE, Philippa appointed
    director
  15. 2023-11-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2023-11-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2023-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-11-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2022-05-31
    TECH-CFO LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2022-05-31
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  21. 2022-05-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-07-31
    NAUMOWICZ, Tomasz resigned
    director
  25. 2017-08-01
    TECH-CFO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2017-07-31
    OAKMAN, Colin John resigned
    secretary
  27. 2016-04-27
    NAUMOWICZ, Tomasz appointed
    director
  28. 2016-04-27
    THOMSON, Graham, Dr appointed
    director
  29. 2016-04-27
    ZAHN, Thomas, Dr appointed
    director
  30. 2016-04-05
    OAKMAN, Colin John appointed
    secretary
  31. 2016-03-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3T SOFTWARE LABS LIMITED
  32. 2016-03-21
    BROWN, Simon William Bridgemore appointed
    director
  33. 2016-03-21
    GALBRAITH, Simon David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

3t Software Labs Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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3t Software Labs Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
3T SOFTWARE LABS LIMITED
This company · 10075999

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
3t Software Labs Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/03/2026
Dr Simon David Galbraith
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Unit 5 Brockley Road
Elsworth
Cambridge
CB23 4EY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

BROWN, Simon William Bridgemore
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-03-21
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Active
CHEVERTON, Mark Andrew
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-11-27
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Active
GALBRAITH, Simon David
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-03-21
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Active
SNARE, Philippa
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OAKMAN, Colin John
secretary · appointed 2016-04-05 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned
TECH-CFO LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-08-01 · resigned 2022-05-31
Resigned
NAUMOWICZ, Tomasz
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-04-27 · resigned 2018-07-31
Resigned
THOMSON, Graham, Dr
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-04-27 · resigned 2024-03-26
Resigned
ZAHN, Thomas, Dr
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-04-27 · resigned 2025-01-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-20
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-14
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-27