3VISION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04705502 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 19.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£108.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 19.6y
65/100
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Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £108,413
Net assets shrinking
Down £20,546 YoY
Cash YoY
+56%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£353k
↑ 56% YoY
Net Worth
£108k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£821k
↑ 84% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £115.5k | £136.4k |
| Current assets | £820.5k | £445.4k |
| Cash | £353.3k | £226.4k |
| Debtors | £467.2k | £219.1k |
| Net assets | £108.4k | £129.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-03-31📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-03-31📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-03-20📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-03-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-03-20📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2012-03-28➕NICKELL, Corinna Therese appointeddirector
- 2006-11-06➕NICKELL, Jonathan Paul Hilary appointeddirector
- 2006-09-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Coutts & Company
- 2003-03-20🏢Company incorporatedAs 3VISION LIMITED
- 2003-03-20➕RUSSELL, Lucinda Jane appointedsecretary
- 2003-03-20➕RUSSELL, Lucinda Jane appointeddirector
- 2003-03-20➕RUSSELL, Toby Peregrine Casper appointeddirector
- 2003-03-20➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-03-20➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-03-20➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-03-20➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Lucinda Jane Russell Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 20/03/2017 |
Mr Toby Peregrine Casper Russell Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 11/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
2 Foundry Lane
Bath
BA2 3GZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19
Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)
RUSSELL, Lucinda Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-03-20
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NICKELL, Corinna Therese→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2012-03-28
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NICKELL, Jonathan Paul Hilary→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2006-11-06
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RUSSELL, Lucinda Jane→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2003-03-20
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RUSSELL, Toby Peregrine Casper→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2003-03-20
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-20 · resigned 2003-03-20
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-20 · resigned 2003-03-20
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | NatWest Group Coutts & Company | Debenture | 1 property | 12/09/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (83 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-03-31
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-03-31
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-29