3CS INV-ESTATES LTD

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14477669 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-11
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£100.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 2.5y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 2.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
12 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
72/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £100,184
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,790 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£100k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 93% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£23k£46k£69k£92k£115kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£279.4k£218.3k
Current assets£7.1k£102.2k
Cash£7.6k
Net assets£100.2k£115.0k

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2024-07-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  4. 2024-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-04-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2023-11-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  8. 2023-11-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-04-03
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  10. 2023-04-03
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2022-11-11
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    Company incorporated
    As 3CS INV-ESTATES LTD
  12. 2022-11-11
    SHAH, Chirag Bhikhalal appointed
    director
  13. 2022-11-11
    📄
    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 Chirag Bhikhalal Shah
Individual · British · DOB 01/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/11/2022

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
Incorporated2022-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

1 Derwent Business Centre
Clarke Street
Derby
DE1 2BU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SHAH, Chirag Bhikhalal
director · ~49y · appointed 2022-11-11
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property01/07/2024
outstanding
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property21/11/2023
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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-15
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-04-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-04-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-11-11