C3 789 LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

13064544 · ltd · incorporated 2020-12-06

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 5.5y

45/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 5.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
· Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

12 officers (6 active, 12 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

21 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

41 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £1,734,681

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31
Operating profit	£-18.0k
Profit before tax	£1.73M
Average employees	500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2025-09-23
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SINCLAIR, Rebecca appointed
director
2025-09-23
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MACLEAY, James Alister resigned
director
2025-09-23
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officers · AP01
2025-09-23
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officers · TM01
2025-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
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PHILLIPS, Steven John appointed
director
2025-07-09
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officers · AP01
2025-06-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-07
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ROLLASON, Eleanor resigned
director
2025-04-07
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officers · TM01
2025-01-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-05
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officers · TM01
2024-10-11
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DEMAN, Nicholas Alexander resigned
director
2024-10-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
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officers · TM01
2024-06-12
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HOWARD, John Leslie resigned
director
2023-12-11
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JONES, Leo appointed
director
2023-12-11
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officers · AP01
2023-12-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-05
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HENDERSON, Paul Simon resigned
director
2023-08-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-02
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mortgage · MR01
2022-07-28
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mortgage · MR01
2022-07-27
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Westbridge Ii LP as Security Trustee
2022-07-27
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Triple Point Advancr Leasing PLC
2022-04-29
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officers · AP01
2022-04-22
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HENDERSON, Paul Simon appointed
director
2021-12-21
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accounts · AA
2021-05-17
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DEMAN, Nicholas Alexander appointed
director
2021-02-17
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MCRAE, Andrew James appointed
director
2021-01-28
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MCLINTOCK, Lucy appointed
director
2021-01-28
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HOWARD, John Leslie appointed
director
2021-01-28
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ROLLASON, Eleanor appointed
director
2021-01-28
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Westbridge Ii LP
2021-01-15
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BARKLEY, Peter resigned
director
2021-01-15
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MACLEAY, James Alister appointed
director
2020-12-06
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Company incorporated
As C3 789 LIMITED
2020-12-06
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KENDALL, Valerie Claire appointed
director
2020-12-06
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BARKLEY, Peter appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

C3 456 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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C3 456 Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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C3 789 LIMITED

This company · 13064544

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
C3 456 Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/12/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2020-12-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Capital Building

Tyndall Street

Cardiff

CF10 4AZ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-19

Last: 2025-12-05