3 CATS GROUP LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11858952 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-04
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
£-21.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 64209Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
- 69109Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 4 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
19 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £21,569
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£22k
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-21.6k | — |
| Current assets | £1.2k | — |
| Net assets | £-21.6k | — |
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
- 2025-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-07-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-07-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-07-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-07-24➕GORISSEN, Bart Jan Elmar appointeddirector
- 2019-07-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-03-04🏢Company incorporatedAs 3 CATS GROUP LIMITED
- 2019-03-04➕SIMMONS, Stephen Edward appointeddirector
- 2019-03-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Bart Jan Elmar Gorissen Individual · Dutch · DOB 12/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/07/2019 |
Mr Stephen Edward Simmons Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/03/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
48 Clapham Manor Street
London
SW4 6DZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GORISSEN, Bart Jan Elmar→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2019-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SIMMONS, Stephen Edward→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-03-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (19 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-07-25