3S NORTHAMPTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14348044 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-09
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£305.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of construction holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
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 (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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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 £305,411

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£305k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£453k
↓ 4.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£95k£190k£284k£379k£474kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£305.4k£224.2k
Current assets£453.2k£473.8k
Debtors£28.2k£48.8k
Net assets£305.4k£224.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-02-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-29
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2023-09-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-09-09
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    Company incorporated
    As 3S NORTHAMPTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
  9. 2022-09-09
    PRAGNELL, Joseph Ian appointed
    director
  10. 2022-09-09
    📄
    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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Geoffrey Pragnell
Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
5075%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting01/02/2026
Mr Joseph Ian Pragnell
Individual · British · DOB 08/1991 · age 35
2550%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest09/09/2022

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
Incorporated2022-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64203 — Activities of construction holding companies

Registered office

Unit 30 Ross Road
Weedon Road Industrial Estate
Northampton
NN5 5AX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PRAGNELL, Joseph Ian
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-09-09
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Recent filings (11 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-09-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-09-09