3C GROUP (UK) LTD

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06323090 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-25
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 18.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£14.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 10 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

16 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.7y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

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
16 charges (16/16 with lender, 16/16 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £14,463

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£14k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£14kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£515.8k£190.3k
Current assets—£8.9k
Cash—£8.9k
Net assets£14.5k£12.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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  2. 2024-10-14
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  3. 2023-11-27
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  4. 2022-11-25
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  5. 2021-11-23
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  6. 2021-02-24
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  7. 2019-10-30
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  8. 2018-11-30
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  9. 2017-12-04
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    address · AD01
  10. 2017-11-30
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    address · AD01
  11. 2017-11-30
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  12. 2016-11-30
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  13. 2016-11-22
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    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2016-10-11
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  15. 2016-02-20
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  16. 2011-07-15
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    Charge satisfied #16
  17. 2011-07-15
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    Charge satisfied #13
  18. 2011-07-15
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    Charge satisfied #11
  19. 2011-07-15
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    Charge satisfied #9
  20. 2011-07-15
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    Charge satisfied #8
  21. 2011-07-15
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    Charge satisfied #4
  22. 2009-03-18
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    BELL, Anthony Michael appointed
    secretary
  23. 2009-03-18
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    POOLEY, John Timothy resigned
    secretary
  24. 2008-03-10
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    Charge registered #16
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  25. 2008-02-15
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    Charge registered #15
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  26. 2008-02-15
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    Charge registered #14
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  27. 2008-01-28
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    Charge registered #13
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  28. 2008-01-03
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    Charge registered #12
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  29. 2008-01-01
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    BELL, Anthony Michael resigned
    secretary
  30. 2008-01-01
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    POOLEY, John Timothy appointed
    secretary
  31. 2007-12-04
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  32. 2007-11-12
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  33. 2007-11-07
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  34. 2007-11-07
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  35. 2007-10-31
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  36. 2007-10-31
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  37. 2007-10-31
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  38. 2007-09-26
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  39. 2007-09-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  40. 2007-09-25
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  41. 2007-09-20
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  42. 2007-07-25
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    Company incorporated
    As 3C GROUP (UK) LTD
  43. 2007-07-25
    ➕
    BELL, Anthony Michael appointed
    director
  44. 2007-07-25
    ➕
    BELL, Emma Louise appointed
    director
  45. 2007-07-25
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    BELL, Anthony Michael appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 med · 1 low
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

10 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Michael Bell
Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Emma Louise Bell
Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Denna Hall Denhall Lane
Burton
Neston
CH64 0TG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BELL, Anthony Michael→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-18
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Active
BELL, Anthony Michael→
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-07-25
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Active
BELL, Emma Louise→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-07-25
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Active
BELL, Anthony Michael→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-25 · resigned 2008-01-01
Resigned
POOLEY, John Timothy→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-01 · resigned 2009-03-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

16
Total charges
10
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:16 of 16 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property10/03/200815/07/2011
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Charge1 property15/02/2008—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Charge1 property15/02/2008—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property28/01/200815/07/2011
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property03/01/2008—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property04/12/200715/07/2011
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property12/11/2007—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property07/11/200715/07/2011
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property07/11/200715/07/2011
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property31/10/2007—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property31/10/2007—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property31/10/2007—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property26/09/2007—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property26/09/2007—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property25/09/200715/07/2011
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property20/09/2007—
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Recent filings (71 total)

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2025-08-12
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2024-10-14
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2024-08-15
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2023-11-27
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2023-07-25
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2022-11-25
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2022-08-25
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2021-11-23
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2021-08-26
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2021-02-24
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2020-07-27
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2019-10-30
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2019-08-07
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2018-11-30