3TM GROUP LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15078285 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-17
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-04-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-04-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-04-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-04-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-03-21
    ALAKIU-MARQUIS, Oluseyi Michael appointed
    director
  9. 2024-03-20
    ODEYINGBO, Babajide resigned
    director
  10. 2023-08-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3TM GROUP LTD
  11. 2023-08-17
    GAFAR, Olalekan appointed
    director
  12. 2023-08-17
    ODEYINGBO, Babajide appointed
    director
  13. 2023-08-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-31

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Oluseyi Michael Alakiu-Marquis
Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/04/2024
Mr Olalekan Gafar
Individual · Nigerian · DOB 10/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control17/08/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Babajide Odeyingboceased 20/03/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2023-08-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Flat 10, Hawthorn Court,
Leigham Court Road
London
SW16 3RB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last: 2025-08-16

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ALAKIU-MARQUIS, Oluseyi Michael
director · ~66y · appointed 2024-03-21
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Active
GAFAR, Olalekan
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-08-17
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Active
ODEYINGBO, Babajide
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-08-17 · resigned 2024-03-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-08-17