3WM HOLDINGS LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (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: 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-31🏢Company incorporatedAs 3WM HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2020-03-31➕SMITH, Michael Lewis appointeddirector
- 2020-03-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 Michael Lewis Smith Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 31/03/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Carl Vincent Stephen Tolcherceased 01/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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