3PL GLOBAL LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11266197 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-21
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£105.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46140
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -96% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £105,459
Cash draining
Cash down 96% YoY
Cash YoY
-96%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£174
↓ 96% YoY
Net Worth
£105k
↑ 7.2% YoY
Current Assets
£105k
↑ 7.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £105.5k | £98.4k |
| Current assets | £105.5k | £98.4k |
| Cash | £174 | £4.2k |
| Debtors | £105.3k | £94.2k |
| Net assets | £105.5k | £98.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-02-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-02-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-02-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-02-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-02-10➕ABIA, Elvis Utibe appointeddirector
- 2020-02-10➕PHILPOTT, James Matthew appointeddirector
- 2020-02-10➖LEWIN, Linda Ann resigneddirector
- 2019-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-21🏢Company incorporatedAs 3PL GLOBAL LTD
- 2018-03-21➕ABIA, Susan Jacobs appointeddirector
- 2018-03-21➕PHILPOTT, Rachel appointeddirector
- 2018-03-21➕LEWIN, Linda Ann appointeddirector
- 2018-03-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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.
- +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
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 James Matthew Philpott Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 12/02/2020 |
Mr Elvis Utibe Abia Individual · British · DOB 07/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 12/02/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Linda Lewinceased 10/02/2020· 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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| 1 AND 5 TECH LTD→ 14231681 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 13SS LTD→ 16944313 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15818307 LIMITED→ 15818307 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 16258248 LIMITED→ 16258248 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 1ST SMART TECH LTD→ 16222969 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 21 GLOBAL LIMITED→ 15446308 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 285 SOUTH WEST LIMITED→ 04973512 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| 3 BROTHERS EXPORTS LTD→ 12941298 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 3663 FIRST FOR FOODSERVICE LIMITED→ 05771460 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| A.C.P. CHEMICALS LIMITED→ 01767478 · est 1983 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 42y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140
Registered office
3 Bayley Crescent
Burnham
Slough
SL1 7EF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
ABIA, Elvis Utibe→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2020-02-10
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ABIA, Susan Jacobs→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2018-03-21
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PHILPOTT, James Matthew→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2020-02-10
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PHILPOTT, Rachel→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2018-03-21
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LEWIN, Linda Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2018-03-21 · resigned 2020-02-10
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Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-25