3I STUDIO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03120919 · ltd · incorporated 1995-11-01
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 14.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other software publishing
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62030Computer facilities management activities
  • 63110Data processing, hosting and related activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.6y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200600

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
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Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-11
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    second-filing-capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
    capital · RP04SH02
  2. 2025-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  3. 2024-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-11-16
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    capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
    capital · SH02
  6. 2023-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2022-11-08
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-11-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-11-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-11-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-11-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-10-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-03-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2020-02-27
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2018-05-15
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    ANDREW, Timothy John appointed
    director
  20. 2011-09-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  21. 2011-03-11
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    MATHESON, Jeremy James resigned
    director
  22. 2002-05-07
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    ANDREW, Mary Ann appointed
    director
  23. 2001-04-01
    ➕
    MATHESON, Jeremy James appointed
    director
  24. 2001-04-01
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    NIGHTINGALE, John Charles resigned
    director
  25. 2001-04-01
    ➖
    STURGESS, Michael John resigned
    director
  26. 2000-10-30
    ➕
    ANDREW, Mary Ann appointed
    secretary
  27. 2000-10-29
    ➖
    COLETTA, John resigned
    secretary
  28. 1999-08-31
    ➖
    GROOM, Paul Christopher resigned
    director
  29. 1997-12-01
    ➕
    COLETTA, John appointed
    secretary
  30. 1997-11-30
    ➖
    GROOM, Jane Ann resigned
    secretary
  31. 1995-11-01
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    Company incorporated
    As 3I STUDIO LIMITED
  32. 1995-11-01
    ➕
    ANDREW, Michael James appointed
    director
  33. 1995-11-01
    ➕
    BREWER, Suzanne appointed
    nominee-secretary
  34. 1995-11-01
    ➖
    BREWER, Suzanne resigned
    nominee-secretary
  35. 1995-11-01
    ➕
    GROOM, Jane Ann appointed
    secretary
  36. 1995-11-01
    ➕
    BREWER, Kevin, Dr appointed
    nominee-director
  37. 1995-11-01
    ➖
    BREWER, Kevin, Dr resigned
    nominee-director
  38. 1995-11-01
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    GROOM, Paul Christopher appointed
    director
  39. 1995-11-01
    ➕
    NIGHTINGALE, John Charles appointed
    director
  40. 1995-11-01
    ➕
    STURGESS, Michael John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

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 Michael James Andrew
Individual · British · DOB 07/1952 · age 74
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/10/2016
Mrs Mary Ann Andrew
Individual · British · DOB 11/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/10/2016

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
Incorporated1995-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58290 — Other software publishing

Registered office

9 Thorney Leys Park
Witney
Oxfordshire
OX28 4GE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

ANDREW, Mary Ann→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-30
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Active
ANDREW, Mary Ann→
director · ~72y · appointed 2002-05-07
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Active
ANDREW, Michael James→
director · ~74y · appointed 1995-11-01
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Active
ANDREW, Timothy John→
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-05-15
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Active
BREWER, Suzanne→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-11-01 · resigned 1995-11-01
Resigned
COLETTA, John→
secretary · appointed 1997-12-01 · resigned 2000-10-29
Resigned
GROOM, Jane Ann→
secretary · appointed 1995-11-01 · resigned 1997-11-30
Resigned
BREWER, Kevin, Dr→
nominee-director · ~74y · appointed 1995-11-01 · resigned 1995-11-01
Resigned
GROOM, Paul Christopher→
director · ~75y · appointed 1995-11-01 · resigned 1999-08-31
Resigned
MATHESON, Jeremy James→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-04-01 · resigned 2011-03-11
Resigned
NIGHTINGALE, John Charles→
director · ~69y · appointed 1995-11-01 · resigned 2001-04-01
Resigned
STURGESS, Michael John→
director · ~66y · appointed 1995-11-01 · resigned 2001-04-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property16/09/2011—
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Recent filings (117 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
second-filing-capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · RP04SH02
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-17