3 W EQUITY LTD
- · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
- · Currently "declining"
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. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1.04M | £1.64M |
| Gross profit | £958.3k | £1.36M |
| Operating profit | £-965.6k | £-889.9k |
| Profit before tax | £-962.0k | £-889.9k |
| Average employees | 800 | 1000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals 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
- • 1 officers
- • 1 address
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-19📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-06-21📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-06-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-06-18📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-06-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-05-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-28📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-05-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-19➖TAYLOR, Gary David resigneddirector
- 2024-01-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-01📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-10-31📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-10-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-26➕TAYLOR, Gary David appointeddirector
- 2020-10-26➖TAYLOR, Gary David resigneddirector
- 2020-09-01➕TAYLOR, Gary David appointeddirector
- 2018-11-15🏢Company incorporatedAs 3 W EQUITY LTD
- 2018-11-15➕MITCHELL, David Christopher appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Philip Andrew Woodrow Individual · British · DOB 08/1947 · age 79 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/01/2019 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Farfield Investments Ltdceased 31/01/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- G Whitaker & Co Limitedceased 31/01/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr David Christopher Mitchellceased 21/01/2019· 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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
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