3 COUNTIES (SANDHURST) LTD

💤Zombieactive
06502033 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-12
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43342Glazing
  • 43390Other building completion and finishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
51 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees7600

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.

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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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-12
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2020-03-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-01-31
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-01
    YARDLEY, Dean resigned
    director
  13. 2019-02-19
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    capital · SH01
  14. 2019-02-19
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    capital · SH02
  15. 2018-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-10-04
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    officers · AP01
  18. 2017-09-14
    YARDLEY, Dean appointed
    director
  19. 2008-02-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 3 COUNTIES (SANDHURST) LTD
  20. 2008-02-12
    CLAXTON, Christina Mary appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-02-12
    CLAXTON, Simon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Claxton
Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Christina Mary Claxton
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

Unit F Kendall Court
4 Doman Road
Camberley
Surrey
GU15 3DF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CLAXTON, Christina Mary
secretary · appointed 2008-02-12
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Active
CLAXTON, Simon
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-02-12
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Active
YARDLEY, Dean
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-09-14 · resigned 2019-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-18