3BW LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

10490262 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-22

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£-370.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46341

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -77% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

74 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £370,690

Cash draining

Cash down 77% YoY

Cash YoY

-77%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£124k

↓ 77% YoY

Net Worth

-£371k

↓ 3833% YoY

Current Assets

£1.8m

↑ 14% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£890.8k	£911.5k
Current assets	£1.77M	£1.54M
Cash	£123.8k	£527.4k
Debtors	£1.02M	£801.6k
Net assets	£-370.7k	£-9.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2026-02-27
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officers · TM01
2026-02-12
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LENNOX, Timothy James resigned
director
2025-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-01-25
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-25
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-09-13
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-04
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MAJUMDER, Surojit resigned
director
2023-09-04
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SHELLIE-MANSO, Silika resigned
director
2023-06-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-19
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DUCKELS, Paul resigned
director
2023-06-19
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MAJUMDER, Surojit appointed
director
2023-03-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-07
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-10-04
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-29
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BURSTON, Samuel John resigned
director
2022-03-29
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SHELLIE-MANSO, Silika appointed
director
2022-02-22
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LENNOX, Timothy James appointed
director
2021-01-20
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BURSTON, Samuel John appointed
director
2021-01-20
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LUCK, Michael resigned
director
2019-11-18
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DUCKELS, Paul appointed
director
2019-10-11
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BOWDEN, Oliver resigned
director
2019-07-25
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BAILEY, James resigned
director
2019-07-25
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LUCK, Michael appointed
director
2017-12-20
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BUTTIMORE, Tim appointed
director
2017-12-20
➕
WILKINSON, Jonathan Peter appointed
director
2017-11-06
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A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2017-11-06
➕
BAILEY, James appointed
director
2017-11-06
➕
BOWDEN, Oliver appointed
director
2017-11-06
➖
HART, Roger resigned
director
2017-11-06
➖
A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2017-11-06
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INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2016-11-22
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Company incorporated
As 3BW LTD
2016-11-22
➕
A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2016-11-22
➕
HART, Roger appointed
director
2016-11-22
➕
A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2016-11-22
➕
INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

3bw Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️

3bw Holdings Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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3BW LTD

This company · 10490262

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
3bw Holdings Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	29/01/2024

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Wbe Holdings Limitedceased 29/01/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Wbe Limitedceased 25/01/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltdceased 04/09/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Inhoco Formations Limitedceased 08/11/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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

Incorporated2016-11-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46341 — SIC 46341

Registered office

5 St. John's Lane

London

EC1M 4BH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last: 2026-02-14

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

BUTTIMORE, Tim→

director · ~66y · appointed 2017-12-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WILKINSON, Jonathan Peter→

director · ~47y · appointed 2017-12-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-11-22 · resigned 2017-11-06

Resigned

BAILEY, James→

director · ~52y · appointed 2017-11-06 · resigned 2019-07-25

Resigned

BOWDEN, Oliver→

director · ~44y · appointed 2017-11-06 · resigned 2019-10-11

Resigned

BURSTON, Samuel John→

director · ~45y · appointed 2021-01-20 · resigned 2022-03-29

Resigned

DUCKELS, Paul→

director · ~49y · appointed 2019-11-18 · resigned 2023-06-19

Resigned

HART, Roger→

director · ~55y · appointed 2016-11-22 · resigned 2017-11-06

Resigned

LENNOX, Timothy James→

director · ~52y · appointed 2022-02-22 · resigned 2026-02-12

Resigned

LUCK, Michael→

director · ~46y · appointed 2019-07-25 · resigned 2021-01-20

Resigned

MAJUMDER, Surojit→

director · ~49y · appointed 2023-06-19 · resigned 2023-09-04

Resigned

SHELLIE-MANSO, Silika→

director · ~50y · appointed 2022-03-29 · resigned 2023-09-04

Resigned

A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2016-11-22 · resigned 2017-11-06

Resigned

INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2016-11-22 · resigned 2017-11-06

Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-02-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-20

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-21

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-03-18

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-01-29

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2024-01-29

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-01-25

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2024-01-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-21

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2023-09-13

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-09-13

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-09-13