3PL PARTNERS LTD

💤Zombieactive
13156305 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-25
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 52103SIC 52103
  • 52290Other transportation support activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: medium (76/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
77
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£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-05
    RAZA, Syed resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-08-05
    RAZA, Syed resigned
    director
  4. 2025-08-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-08-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-08-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2022-12-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-12-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2022-04-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2022-04-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2021-01-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3PL PARTNERS LTD
  15. 2021-01-25
    TURAB, Syed Noman Ali appointed
    director
  16. 2021-01-25
    RAZA, Syed appointed
    secretary
  17. 2021-01-25
    RAZA, Syed appointed
    director
  18. 2021-01-25
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: RAZA, Syed resigned 2025-08-05; RAZA, Syed resigned 2025-08-05

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Syed Noman Ali Turab
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 12/1981 · age 45
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting25/01/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Syed Razaceased 05/08/2025· 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
Incorporated2021-01-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

27 Old Gloucester Street
London
WC1N 3AX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

TURAB, Syed Noman Ali
director · ~45y · appointed 2021-01-25
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Active
RAZA, Syed
secretary · appointed 2021-01-25 · resigned 2025-08-05
Resigned
RAZA, Syed
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-01-25 · resigned 2025-08-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-12-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-04-12