3KY LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive

13966186 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-09

Investment thesis

Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.

Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.

Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£247.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (6 active, 12 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

25 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £247,837

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£248k

↑ 50% YoY

Current Assets

£1.1m

↑ 11% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£247.8k	£165.6k
Current assets	£1.07M	£961.8k
Net assets	£247.8k	£165.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2026-02-09
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accounts · AA
2025-12-23
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officers · TM01
2025-12-18
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EVES, Samantha Jayne resigned
director
2025-10-21
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officers · CH01
2025-10-06
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address · AD01
2025-07-11
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officers · AP01
2025-07-11
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officers · AP01
2025-07-11
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officers · AP01
2025-07-11
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officers · TM01
2025-07-01
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CLAGUE, Graham Charles appointed
director
2025-07-01
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GANNON, David Edward appointed
director
2025-07-01
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LIEBENBERG, Riaan appointed
director
2025-06-30
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DAVEY, Lucie Elizabeth resigned
director
2025-03-05
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officers · TM01
2025-02-26
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PARKS, Lois Jane resigned
director
2024-12-31
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accounts · AA
2024-12-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-19
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PARKS, Lois Jane appointed
director
2024-11-19
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SOLLY, David Nicholas resigned
director
2024-03-21
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officers · AP01
2024-01-31
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officers · AP01
2024-01-11
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DAVIES, Gemma Anne appointed
director
2024-01-11
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SOLLY, David Nicholas appointed
director
2023-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-07
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CRELLIN, Ian Kevin resigned
director
2023-06-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-07
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officers · AP01
2023-06-07
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officers · AP01
2023-06-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-03
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DAVEY, Lucie Elizabeth appointed
director
2023-02-17
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WATLING, David Ian appointed
director
2023-02-17
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CRELLIN, Ian Kevin appointed
director
2023-02-17
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FLEMING, Stewart Henderson resigned
director
2022-03-09
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Company incorporated
As 3KY LIMITED
2022-03-09
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LOUNDES, Kevin Michael appointed
director
2022-03-09
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EVES, Samantha Jayne appointed
director
2022-03-09
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FLEMING, Stewart Henderson appointed
director
2022-03-09
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.

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: DAVEY, Lucie Elizabeth resigned 2025-06-30; EVES, Samantha Jayne resigned 2025-12-18

Group structure

Abacus Trust Company Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Abacus Trust Company Limited

Corporate parent

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3KY LIMITED

This company · 13966186

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Tom Alain Burgess Individual · French · DOB 09/1983 · age 43	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	09/03/2022
Abacus Trust Company Limited Corporate entity	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	09/03/2022

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

Incorporated2022-03-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

10th Floor, 3 Hardman Street Spinningfields

Manchester

M3 3HF

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-22

Last: 2026-03-08