3 KILNS LTD

💤Zombieactive
12648832 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
28 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£23k£46k£69k£92k£115kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£74.6k
Current assets£115.5k
Cash£65.9k
Debtors£43.9k
Net assets£74.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-07-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-07-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-07-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-06-30
    GAUTAM, Shivlal resigned
    director
  10. 2023-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-02-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-02-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2022-11-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-11-01
    GHAI, Hardeep Singh appointed
    director
  15. 2022-08-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2022-08-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2022-08-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2022-08-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2022-08-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2022-08-23
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  21. 2022-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-08-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  23. 2020-06-05
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    Company incorporated
    As 3 KILNS LTD
  24. 2020-06-05
    GAUTAM, Shivlal appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Hardeep Singh Ghai
Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46
75100%
25–50%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting05/06/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Shivlal Gautamceased 30/06/2023· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-06-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

69 Nicklaus Road
Leicester
LE4 7RP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GHAI, Hardeep Singh
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-11-01
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Active
GAUTAM, Shivlal
director · ~49y · appointed 2020-06-05 · resigned 2023-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-21