RESOURCE3 LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC415152 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-23

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

35 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	2	200

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2025-12-30
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2024-12-28
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2023-10-29
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2023-01-24
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2023-01-24
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2022-10-10
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2021-12-08
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2021-03-10
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2019-11-04
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2018-11-21
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2017-12-17
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2016-12-28
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2016-02-05
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2015-10-15
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2015-10-14
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2014-11-27
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SHEARER, Jacqueline appointed
director
2012-01-23
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Company incorporated
As RESOURCE3 LTD
2012-01-23
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SHEARER, Cameron appointed
director

Owner dependency

79/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Cameron Shearer Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Jacqueline Shearer Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2012-01-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

1 Simonsburn Road

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

KA1 5LA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-06

Last: 2026-01-23

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SHEARER, Cameron→

director · ~61y · appointed 2012-01-23

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Active

SHEARER, Jacqueline→

director · ~59y · appointed 2014-11-27

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Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (35 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-10-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-24

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-01-24

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-01-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-10-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-01-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-12-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-03-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-01-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-01-23