3V3 UK LTD

💤Zombieactive
13071770 · ltd · incorporated 2020-12-09
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£28.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -55% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £27,995
Cash draining
Cash down 55% YoY
Cash YoY
-55%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
↓ 55% YoY
Net Worth
£28k
↑ 59% YoY
Current Assets
£39k
↑ 49% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£8k£16k£24k£31k£39kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£32.3k£17.6k
Current assets£39.3k£26.4k
Cash£4.6k£10.3k
Debtors£14.1k£16.1k
Net assets£28.0k£17.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-04-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-05-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-05-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-05-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2021-05-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2021-05-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-12-09
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    Company incorporated
    As 3V3 UK LTD
  14. 2020-12-09
    MELVIN, Michael Bernard appointed
    director
  15. 2020-12-09
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Airpitch International Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
majority
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Melv Sports Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
3V3 UK LTD
This company · 13071770

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Airpitch International Ltd
Corporate entity
5075%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting22/04/2025
Melv Sports Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting27/05/2021
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Parklife Innovation Holdings Ltdceased 22/04/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
  • Mr Michael Bernard Melvinceased 27/05/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Parklife Innovations Ltdceased 27/05/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2020-12-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

46 Hullbridge Road
South Woodham Ferrers
Chelmsford
Essex
CM3 5NG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10
Last: 2025-06-26

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MELVIN, Michael Bernard
director · ~49y · appointed 2020-12-09
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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-05-27