3 HB LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11627672 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-17
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
19 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-10-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-10-17🏢Company incorporatedAs 3 HB LIMITED
- 2018-10-17➕HENDERSON, Christopher Alan appointeddirector
- 2018-10-17➕HENDERSON, Ewan appointeddirector
- 2018-10-17➕HENDERSON, Stuart Graeme appointeddirector
- 2018-10-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-10-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-10-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Ewan Henderson Individual · British · DOB 09/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 17/10/2018 |
Christopher Alan Henderson Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 17/10/2018 |
Mr Stuart Graeme Henderson Individual · English · DOB 10/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 17/10/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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
Incorporated2018-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
36 Lodge Lane, Nettleham
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN2 2RS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
HENDERSON, Christopher Alan→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2018-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HENDERSON, Ewan→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2018-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HENDERSON, Stuart Graeme→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2018-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-06