3:16 THE WELL CIC
🏛️Establishedactive
12813317 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-14
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£-4.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -83% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
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
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £4,364
Cash draining
Cash down 83% YoY
Cash YoY
-83%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1k
↓ 83% YoY
Net Worth
-£4k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 83% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.1k | £6.2k |
| Current assets | £1.1k | £6.2k |
| Cash | £1.1k | £6.2k |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 |
| Net assets | £-4.4k | £-5.3k |
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 (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-13➕BASSETT, Colin appointeddirector
- 2022-03-13➕BEAN, Tony appointeddirector
- 2022-03-13➕KING, Ruben Samuel appointeddirector
- 2022-03-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-28📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-08-14🏢Company incorporatedAs 3:16 THE WELL CIC
- 2020-08-14➕DAWKINS, Emeth Estella appointedsecretary
- 2020-08-14➕DAWKINS, Beresford Ian appointeddirector
- 2020-08-14📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 Beresford Ian Dawkins Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/08/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Education & training · B postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0728 LTD→ 08162451 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| 10DAYDRIVE DRIVING SCHOOL LTD→ 16004807 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 11 PLUS BREEZE LTD→ 16547913 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 PLUS XL LTD→ 14362447 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 17 EAST LIMITED→ 14570510 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 1ST CLASS DRIVING SCHOOL LIMITED→ 07057333 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| 1YOU WORLD LIMITED→ 10882319 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 2 HANDS 4 LEARNING LIMITED→ 13297371 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 247GOLF LTD→ 14582570 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 2OG LIMITED→ 17127191 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 SPIRIT ENTERPRISE UK LIMITED→ 08329116 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| 313 UNITED THROUGH SPORTS CIC→ 16432428 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education
Registered office
2 Rocky Lane
Birmingham
West Midlands
B42 1PA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-07
Last: 2025-08-24
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
DAWKINS, Emeth Estella→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-08-14
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BASSETT, Colin→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2022-03-13
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DAWKINS, Beresford Ian→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2020-08-14
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KING, Ruben Samuel→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-03-13
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Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-28
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-08-28
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2020-08-14