3RD ANGLE (U.K.) LTD

💤Zombieactive
03225157 · ltd · incorporated 1996-07-16
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
104 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-06-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2016-12-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2011-10-04
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    COOKSON, Michael Andrew resigned
    secretary
  18. 2005-06-30
    ➕
    COOKSON, Michael Andrew appointed
    secretary
  19. 2005-06-30
    ➖
    OTOOLE, John Francis resigned
    secretary
  20. 2005-06-30
    ➖
    OTOOLE, John Francis resigned
    director
  21. 2004-11-05
    ➖
    WOODS, Richard Vincent resigned
    director
  22. 2004-07-30
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    WOODS, Richard Vincent appointed
    director
  23. 2001-03-08
    ➖
    BUESCHING, Jan resigned
    director
  24. 2000-12-20
    ➖
    CURRIE, Neil Anthony resigned
    secretary
  25. 2000-12-19
    ➕
    OTOOLE, John Francis appointed
    secretary
  26. 2000-12-19
    ➕
    OTOOLE, John Francis appointed
    director
  27. 1996-07-16
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    Company incorporated
    As 3RD ANGLE (U.K.) LTD
  28. 1996-07-16
    ➕
    CURRIE, Neil Anthony appointed
    director
  29. 1996-07-16
    ➕
    CURRIE, Neil Anthony appointed
    secretary
  30. 1996-07-16
    ➕
    THOMAS, Howard appointed
    nominee-secretary
  31. 1996-07-16
    ➖
    THOMAS, Howard resigned
    nominee-secretary
  32. 1996-07-16
    ➕
    BUESCHING, Jan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neil Anthony Currie
Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66
—50–75%50-75% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Jupiter Fortune Trading Ltdceased 01/07/2016· 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated1996-07-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Office 1 The Civic Centre
Martins Way
Stourport On Severn
Worcestershire
DY13 8UJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

CURRIE, Neil Anthony→
director · ~66y · appointed 1996-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOKSON, Michael Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-30 · resigned 2011-10-04
Resigned
CURRIE, Neil Anthony→
secretary · appointed 1996-07-16 · resigned 2000-12-20
Resigned
OTOOLE, John Francis→
secretary · appointed 2000-12-19 · resigned 2005-06-30
Resigned
THOMAS, Howard→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-07-16 · resigned 1996-07-16
Resigned
BUESCHING, Jan→
director · ~58y · appointed 1996-07-16 · resigned 2001-03-08
Resigned
OTOOLE, John Francis→
director · ~56y · appointed 2000-12-19 · resigned 2005-06-30
Resigned
WOODS, Richard Vincent→
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-07-30 · resigned 2004-11-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (104 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-27