3A PROJECT SERVICES LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15465396 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-04
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£322
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
9 filings
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £322

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£16k
Net Worth
£322
Current Assets
£28k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-28
Total assets£322
Current assets£27.9k
Cash£15.9k
Debtors£12.0k
Net assets£322

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
5
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-04-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-04-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-04-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2026-04-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-05-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3A PROJECT SERVICES LTD
  8. 2024-02-04
    CATLEY, Anna May appointed
    director
  9. 2024-02-04
    MCGIMPSEY, Robert appointed
    director
  10. 2024-02-04
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Mcgimpsey
Individual · British · DOB 06/1987 · age 39
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/02/2024
Miss Anna Catley
Individual · British · DOB 04/1994 · age 32
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/02/2024

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
Incorporated2024-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71121 — Engineering design activities for industrial process and production

Registered office

Woodlands Hookwood Lane
Ampfield
Romsey
SO51 9BZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CATLEY, Anna May
director · ~32y · appointed 2024-02-04
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Active
MCGIMPSEY, Robert
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-02-04
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Active

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Recent filings (9 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-02-04