3 23 ASSOCIATES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12136359 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-02
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
—
year to May 2024
Net worth
£-49.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (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, 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
22 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £49,243
Cash YoY
+4%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£117
↑ 3.5% YoY
Net Worth
-£49k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£117
↓ 87% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-05-31 | 2023-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-49.2k | £-38.4k |
| Current assets | £117 | £935 |
| Cash | £117 | £113 |
| Debtors | £0 | £229 |
| Net assets | £-49.2k | £-38.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-12-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-09-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-08-23➕BONNIN, Simon appointeddirector
- 2019-08-23➕HAMMOND, Alaric appointeddirector
- 2019-08-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-08-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-08-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-08-02🏢Company incorporatedAs 3 23 ASSOCIATES LTD
- 2019-08-02➕BONNIN, Peter appointeddirector
- 2019-08-02📄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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peter Bonnin Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 02/08/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-08-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Registered office
15 South View West
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE6 5PP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BONNIN, Peter→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-08-02
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BONNIN, Simon→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-08-23
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HAMMOND, Alaric→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-08-23
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-01-29