3WELL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06470483 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-11
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 17.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£115.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.1y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.1 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: high (80/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
71 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £115,138
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,795 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£115k
↓ 1.5% YoY
Current Assets
£314k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£63k£126k£189k£252k£315kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£115.1k£116.9k
Current assets£314.1k£315.1k
Net assets£115.1k£116.9k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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  2. 2025-03-31
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  3. 2024-04-30
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  4. 2024-01-31
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  5. 2023-04-30
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  6. 2022-02-21
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  7. 2021-05-28
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  8. 2020-01-14
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  9. 2019-01-24
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  10. 2018-01-31
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  11. 2017-01-31
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  12. 2016-04-30
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  13. 2016-04-29
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  14. 2016-04-05
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  15. 2016-01-18
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  16. 2014-03-10
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    LONGHURST, Robert Alan resigned
    director
  17. 2012-10-21
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    NGWANG, Gaius resigned
    director
  18. 2012-10-12
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    BUTLIN, Janet Ann, Dr resigned
    director
  19. 2012-10-12
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    LEAKER, Bryan William resigned
    director
  20. 2012-10-12
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    LONGHURST, Robert Alan appointed
    director
  21. 2012-10-12
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    PLAGERSON, Paul Simon Michael resigned
    director
  22. 2012-10-12
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    TOOVEY, Anthony Rupert, Dr resigned
    director
  23. 2009-03-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  24. 2009-02-01
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    PLAGERSON, Paul Simon Michael appointed
    director
  25. 2009-01-10
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    NGWANG, Gaius appointed
    director
  26. 2008-11-20
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    LEAKER, Bryan William appointed
    director
  27. 2008-10-17
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    BUTLIN, Janet Ann, Dr appointed
    director
  28. 2008-10-17
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    TOOVEY, Anthony Rupert, Dr appointed
    director
  29. 2008-01-11
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    Company incorporated
    As 3WELL LIMITED
  30. 2008-01-11
    ➕
    BANKART, Rupert, Doctor appointed
    secretary
  31. 2008-01-11
    ➕
    BANKART, Rupert, Doctor appointed
    director
  32. 2008-01-11
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    BANKART, Ulrike Andrea appointed
    director

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 18 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 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Doctor Rupert Gordon Bankart
Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Ulrike Andrea Bankart
Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-01-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities

Registered office

8 Herne Road
Oundle
Northamptonshire
PE8 4BS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

BANKART, Rupert, Doctor→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-11
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Active
BANKART, Rupert, Doctor→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-01-11
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Active
BANKART, Ulrike Andrea→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-01-11
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Active
BUTLIN, Janet Ann, Dr→
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-10-17 · resigned 2012-10-12
Resigned
LEAKER, Bryan William→
director · ~78y · appointed 2008-11-20 · resigned 2012-10-12
Resigned
LONGHURST, Robert Alan→
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-10-12 · resigned 2014-03-10
Resigned
NGWANG, Gaius→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-01-10 · resigned 2012-10-21
Resigned
PLAGERSON, Paul Simon Michael→
director · ~81y · appointed 2009-02-01 · resigned 2012-10-12
Resigned
TOOVEY, Anthony Rupert, Dr→
director · ~71y · appointed 2008-10-17 · resigned 2012-10-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property11/03/2009—
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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-14