3 LOCKS BREWING COMPANY LIMITED

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14088729 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-05
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 steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: high (82/100)

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
75
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
16 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
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-03-31
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2026-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-05-22
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-05-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-10-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-08-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2024-07-23
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2024-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-05-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3 LOCKS BREWING COMPANY LIMITED
  13. 2022-05-05
    ALEXANDROU, Marinos appointed
    director
  14. 2022-05-05
    📄
    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.)

Group structure

Mea Ventures Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Mea Ventures Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
3 LOCKS BREWING COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 14088729

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mea Ventures Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/03/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Marinos Alexandrouceased 01/03/2026· 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
Incorporated2022-05-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

1 Kings Avenue
London
N21 3NA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ALEXANDROU, Marinos
director · ~44y · appointed 2022-05-05
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Recent filings (16 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18