3 SHIRES REMOVALS LTD

💤Zombieactive
13237837 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-02
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£352
book net assets
Opportunity
55/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 55/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (0 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
55/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
41
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £352

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£352
↑ 1856% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 146% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£849£2k£3k£3k£4kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.8k£18
Current assets£4.2k£1.7k
Net assets£352£18

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2026-03-26
    BRITTON, Christoper resigned
    director
  3. 2026-03-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-11-12
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-08-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-08-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-08-02
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2025-08-01
    BRITTON, Andrew George resigned
    director
  10. 2025-08-01
    BRITTON, Christoper appointed
    director
  11. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-04-03
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2023-04-03
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  15. 2023-03-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-05-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-05-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2021-03-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3 SHIRES REMOVALS LTD
  19. 2021-03-02
    BRITTON, Andrew George appointed
    director
  20. 2021-03-02
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

2 high · 1 med ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-15

No active directors on record
high

Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.

2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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

Evidence: BRITTON, Andrew George resigned 2025-08-01; BRITTON, Christoper resigned 2026-03-26

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew George Britton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1953 · age 73
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/08/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew George Brittonceased 01/08/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2021-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

Mason House 96 Evesham Road
Headless Cross
Redditch
Worcestershire
B97 5ES
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-15OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-01

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

BRITTON, Andrew George
director · ~73y · appointed 2021-03-02 · resigned 2025-08-01
Resigned
BRITTON, Christoper
director · ~25y · appointed 2025-08-01 · resigned 2026-03-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-03
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-02