3X SOFTWARE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01849635 · ltd · incorporated 1984-09-20
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£80.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 63). 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 39.0y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 39.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
117 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £80,457
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£80k
↑ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£135k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £80.5k | £57.3k |
| Current assets | £135.1k | £117.6k |
| Net assets | £80.5k | £57.3k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-12➖HOLT, Jeffrey resigneddirector
- 2026-01-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-21➖CHATWIN, Martin Anthony resigneddirector
- 2022-07-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-05-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-05-23🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-05-23🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-10-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2009-04-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2009-03-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2005-07-11➕ANFIELD, Karen Denise appointedsecretary
- 2005-07-11➕ANFIELD, Karen Denise appointeddirector
- 2005-07-11➖SIDDALL, Barry resignedsecretary
- 2005-07-11➕CHATWIN, Martin Anthony appointeddirector
- 2005-07-11➖SIDDALL, Barry resigneddirector
- 2001-06-14🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1987-04-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1984-09-20🏢Company incorporatedAs 3X SOFTWARE LIMITED
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Karen Denise Anfield Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest | 01/01/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Karen Denise Anfieldceased 01/03/2025· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Technology · LL postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 UK LTD→ 06230514 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| 13TH APOSTLE LTD→ 08957669 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| 21ST WEBB LTD→ 09876670 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 3 HIGH STREET WREXHAM LTD→ 16526609 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 MAD MEN LTD→ 15554630 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 42ABLE LIMITED→ 16050185 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 73 DEGREE COMMUNITY LIMITED→ 11081207 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 73 DEGREE FILMS LIMITED→ 10766606 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| A - COMM LTD→ 04305648 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| A CARROLL LTD→ 14539776 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| A HARRISON CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ 14162765 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| A5 MULTIMEDIA LIMITED→ 06025394 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
Office 3 Pilgrim House Llysfaen Road
Old Colwyn
Colwyn Bay
LL29 9HE
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-04
Last: 2025-12-21
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
ANFIELD, Karen Denise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANFIELD, Karen Denise→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2005-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SIDDALL, Barry→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2005-07-11
CHATWIN, Martin Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2005-07-11 · resigned 2022-07-21
HOLT, Jeffrey→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · resigned 2026-01-12
SIDDALL, Barry→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 2005-07-11
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 01/04/2009 | 23/05/2022 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 03/03/2009 | 23/05/2022 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 29/04/1987 | 14/06/2001 |
Recent filings (117 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-21