3BCB LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12255367 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-10
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-846.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
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, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £846,269
Cash YoY
+128%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£6k
↑ 128% YoY
Net Worth
-£846k
↑ 1.4% YoY
Current Assets
£159k
↑ 5717% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-846.3k | £-858.2k |
| Current assets | £158.6k | £2.7k |
| Cash | £6.2k | £2.7k |
| Debtors | £152.4k | — |
| Net assets | £-846.3k | £-858.2k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-22➕C & A COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-02-22📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2023-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-09-22📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-01-27📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-01-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-10-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-10-10🏢Company incorporatedAs 3BCB LTD
- 2019-10-10➕BALFE, Caitriona Mary appointeddirector
- 2019-10-10➕MCGILL, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2019-10-10📄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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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 Anthony Mcgill Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/10/2019 |
Ms Caitriona Mary Balfe Individual · Irish · DOB 10/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/10/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-10-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
St Johns House
16 Church Street
Bromsgrove
B61 8DN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
C & A COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2024-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BALFE, Caitriona Mary→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2019-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCGILL, Anthony→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2019-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (22 total)
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accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
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gazette · DISS40
2021-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-21