3B CONFIDENTIAL SHREDDING LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10643570 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-28
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £1
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | £1 |
| Current assets | £1 | — |
| Debtors | — | £1 |
| Net assets | £1 | £1 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-01➕BENNETT, Martin John appointeddirector
- 2017-02-28🏢Company incorporatedAs 3B CONFIDENTIAL SHREDDING LIMITED
- 2017-02-28➕BENNETT, Thomas Edward Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Martin John Bennett Individual · British · DOB 10/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/03/2018 |
Mr Thomas Edward Paul Bennett Individual · British · DOB 02/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/02/2017 |
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.
See pricing →Similar companies
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3B RECYCLING AND WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD→ 13321203 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 3B WASTE AND RECYCLING LTD→ 13321253 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 3B WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 13292854 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 4I MECHANICAL SERVICES LTD→ 13341005 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| A K SERVICES (SUFFOLK) LTD→ 08382310 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ACIDMS LIMITED→ 09916210 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ALTKUZ CIRCULAR ECONOMY LTD→ 15704760 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ANGLESEY ENERGY LIMITED→ 12083139 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ANGLIAN UPCYCLING LTD→ 14873621 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ANGLO PANTHER POWER LIMITED→ 15332134 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| APL UTILITIES LIMITED→ 15985085 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-02-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110
Registered office
Unit 8/9 Pegasus Orion Business Park
Great Blakenham
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP6 0LW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BENNETT, Martin John→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2018-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BENNETT, Thomas Edward Paul→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2017-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-04-11