3CATS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

11177110 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-30

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

23 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Average employees	200	200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2025-10-20
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accounts · AA
2024-11-27
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accounts · AA
2023-10-27
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accounts · AA
2022-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
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accounts · AA
2021-02-01
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address · AD01
2021-02-01
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officers · CH01
2021-02-01
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officers · CH03
2021-02-01
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officers · CH03
2021-02-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-16
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accounts · AA
2019-06-10
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accounts · AA
2018-01-30
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Company incorporated
As 3CATS LIMITED
2018-01-30
➕
BRIGGS, Stephanie appointed
secretary
2018-01-30
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BRIGGS, Nathan appointed
director
2018-01-30
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean

No 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
Mrs Stephanie Briggs Individual · British · DOB 06/1981 · age 45	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	30/01/2018
Mr Nathan Briggs Individual · British · DOB 08/1982 · age 44	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	30/01/2018

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

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2C OFFSHORE LTD→ 11966325 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
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3248 LARCH ROAD SERVICES LTD→ 16577033 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
33 PRESTINE CLEANING LTD→ 16172925 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
36 CHAMBERS CONSULTING LTD→ 17070911 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
360 BRAND GROUP LTD→ 09803321 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—
360 FIRE & SECURITY LIMITED→ 12318348 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
365 CLEAN LTD→ 11932401 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
3E SECURITY+ LIMITED→ 14816161 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
3EA CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ 12774266 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
3KY LIMITED→ 13966186 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
3MS SOLUTIONS SERVICES LIMITED→ 14168476 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2018-01-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Melton Close

Walkden

Manchester

M28 3SN

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-12

Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BRIGGS, Stephanie→

secretary · appointed 2018-01-30

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Active

BRIGGS, Nathan→

director · ~44y · appointed 2018-01-30

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Active

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