3 THAMES ROAD LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11511508 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-10
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 7.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (62/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-28➖SMITH, Henry Thomas resigneddirector
- 2024-02-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-23➕QUAIL, Laurence Richard appointeddirector
- 2023-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-10-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-10-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-10-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-09-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-09-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hemnall Limited
- 2018-08-10🏢Company incorporatedAs 3 THAMES ROAD LIMITED
- 2018-08-10➕CLARKE, John Alan appointeddirector
- 2018-08-10➕SMITH, Henry Thomas appointeddirector
- 2018-08-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 John Alan Clarke Individual · British · DOB 02/1943 · age 83 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 10/08/2018 |
Mr Henry Thomas Smith Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 10/08/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mura Estates Llpceased 10/08/2018· 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.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-08-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
1st Floor Cordy House
87-95 Curtain Road
London
EC2A 3BS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CLARKE, John Alan→
Activedirector · ~83y · appointed 2018-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
QUAIL, Laurence Richard→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2024-02-23
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SMITH, Henry Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2018-08-10 · resigned 2024-03-28
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Hemnall Hemnall Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/09/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (23 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-05-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-11