3G LOGISTICS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04031005 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-11
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-08-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-08-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2000-07-25
    ZINKUS, Julia Margaret appointed
    secretary
  17. 2000-07-25
    ZINKUS, Vytenis Janis appointed
    director
  18. 2000-07-25
    BINGLE, Timothy Mark appointed
    secretary
  19. 2000-07-25
    BINGLE, Timothy Mark resigned
    secretary
  20. 2000-07-25
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2000-07-25
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2000-07-11
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    Company incorporated
    As 3G LOGISTICS LIMITED
  23. 2000-07-11
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2000-07-11
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — 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 69. 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 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Vytenis Janis Zinkus
Individual · British · DOB 09/1957 · age 69
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/07/2016

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
Incorporated2000-07-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

3 Saint Francis Road
Studley Green
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP14 3UZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ZINKUS, Julia Margaret
secretary · appointed 2000-07-25
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Active
ZINKUS, Vytenis Janis
director · ~69y · appointed 2000-07-25
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Active
BINGLE, Timothy Mark
secretary · appointed 2000-07-25 · resigned 2000-07-25
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-07-11 · resigned 2000-07-25
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-07-11 · resigned 2000-07-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-04-23