3HIVE LTD.
🏛️Establishedactive
12744158 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-15
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£198.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.8y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~3.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £198,566
Net assets shrinking
Down £49,835 YoY
Cash YoY
-8%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£164k
↓ 8.5% YoY
Net Worth
£199k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £164.2k | £179.5k |
| Net assets | £198.6k | £248.4k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-11-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-09-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-09-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2022-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-07-15🏢Company incorporatedAs 3HIVE LTD.
- 2020-07-15➕BURGESS, Claire Louise appointeddirector
- 2020-07-15➕BURGESS, Jason Mark appointeddirector
- 2020-07-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 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.)
Group structure
3hive Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
3hive Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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3HIVE LTD.
This company · 12744158
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3hive Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/11/2022 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Claire Louise Burgessceased 10/11/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Jason Mark Burgessceased 10/11/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Jamie-Jay Burgessceased 15/07/2020· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Towngate House
2-8 Parkstone Road
Poole
Dorset
BH15 2PW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BURGESS, Claire Louise→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2020-07-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURGESS, Jason Mark→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-07-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 08/09/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (18 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-11-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-11-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-05