3FM LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11663333 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-06
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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
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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
21 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.
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 | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22➖SPIERS, Joseph Peter resigneddirector
- 2025-12-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-07-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-11-06🏢Company incorporatedAs 3FM LIMITED
- 2018-11-06➕ARNAOUTIS, Kristian appointeddirector
- 2018-11-06➕ARNAOUTIS, Nickos appointeddirector
- 2018-11-06➕SPIERS, Joseph Peter appointeddirector
- 2018-11-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
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 |
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Mr Nickos Arnaoutis Individual · British · DOB 07/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/11/2018 |
Mr Kristian Arnaoutis Individual · British · DOB 06/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/11/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Joseph Peter Spiersceased 08/07/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
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 | — | — |
| 3 NBS LTD→ 15565485 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-11-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
C/O Burton Varley Ltd Suite 3, 2nd Floor, Didsbury House
748 - 754 Wilmslow Road
Manchester
M20 2DW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-08
Last: 2025-06-24
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
ARNAOUTIS, Kristian→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2018-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARNAOUTIS, Nickos→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2018-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SPIERS, Joseph Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2018-11-06 · resigned 2025-12-22
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Recent filings (21 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-07-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-26