3R RESTORATION LTD

💤Zombieactive
13500997 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-08
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.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 2 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Bankability: 70 → 75
  • · Filings: 16 → 17
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 2 positive signals vs 0 negative.

  • Bankability: 7075
  • Filings: 1617
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
£252.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building and industrial cleaning activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
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: 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 (79/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
17 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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £252,421

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£252k
↑ 74% YoY
Current Assets
£447k
↑ 67% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£89k£179k£268k£358k£447kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£261.5k£158.0k
Current assets£447.3k£268.1k
Net assets£252.4k£145.4k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  5. 2023-08-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-01-24
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  7. 2022-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2022-06-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2022-06-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-04-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2021-07-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 3R RESTORATION LTD
  13. 2021-07-08
    NICHOLAS, James Cameron appointed
    director
  14. 2021-07-08
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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

Arena Stone And Ceramics Ltd holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Arena Stone And Ceramics Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
majority
3R RESTORATION LTD
This company · 13500997

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
Arena Stone And Ceramics Ltd
Corporate entity
5075%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting08/07/2021
Mr James Cameron Nicholas
Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/05/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Scott Faulksceased 08/07/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest
  • Mr Rodney Milesceased 08/07/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest

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
Incorporated2021-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81229 — Other building and industrial cleaning activities

Registered office

Unit No 9
Bermondsey Trading Estate
Rotherhithe New Road
London
SE16 3LL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-21
Last: 2026-07-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

NICHOLAS, James Cameron
director · ~51y · appointed 2021-07-08
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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-08-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-06-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-09