3S CONSTRUCTION LTD

💤Zombieactive
13874397 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-26
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
£21
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43320Joinery installation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (69/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £21

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
Net Worth
£21
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£21
Cash£1.0k
Net assets£21

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 (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-09-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3S CONSTRUCTION LTD
  6. 2022-01-26
    CILLIERS, Andries Willem appointed
    director
  7. 2022-01-26
    📄
    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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andries Willem Cilliers
Individual · South African · DOB 05/1973 · age 53
75100%
75-100% shares26/01/2022

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
Incorporated2022-01-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

227 Maybank Road
South Woodford
London
London
E18 1ER
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CILLIERS, Andries Willem
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-01-26
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Recent filings (9 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-01-26