3B DATA SECURITY LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10353328 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-31
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 other
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 other
- • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 other
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-25📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2026-03-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-03-11📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-03-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-27➖MORRIS, Benn resigneddirector
- 2026-02-27➖MORRIS, Louise resigneddirector
- 2025-11-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-17📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-30📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-09-23📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-09-01📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-12-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-18📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-11-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-29➕PATEL, Diptesh appointeddirector
- 2024-10-29➕PATEL, Shilen appointeddirector
- 2024-10-29➕WHEELER, Kevin Thomas appointeddirector
- 2016-08-31🏢Company incorporatedAs 3B DATA SECURITY LTD
- 2016-08-31➕MORRIS, Benn appointeddirector
- 2016-08-31➕MORRIS, Louise appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: MORRIS, Benn resigned 2026-02-27; MORRIS, Louise resigned 2026-02-27
Group structure
Ubds Bidco Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ubds Bidco Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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3B DATA SECURITY LTD
This company · 10353328
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubds Bidco Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 29/10/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Benn Morrisceased 29/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Louise Morrisceased 29/10/2024· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-08-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
Level 1 Brockbourne House 77 Mount Ephraim
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN4 8BS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
PATEL, Diptesh→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2024-10-29
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PATEL, Shilen→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2024-10-29
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WHEELER, Kevin Thomas→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2024-10-29
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MORRIS, Benn→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2016-08-31 · resigned 2026-02-27
MORRIS, Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2016-08-31 · resigned 2026-02-27
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Recent filings (54 total)
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-04-25
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-03-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-23
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-10-17
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-09-30
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-09-23
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-09-01
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-11