3SEC ACCOUNTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC713299 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-26
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£115
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 1 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £115
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,884 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£115
↓ 96% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 6.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£2k£3k£5k£6kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£115£3.0k
Current assets£5.4k£5.8k
Net assets£115£3.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-01-16
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2023-09-20
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-09-19
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-09-18
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2023-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-24
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2023-01-10
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-10-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3SEC ACCOUNTS LTD
  12. 2021-10-26
    LUKE, Andrew William appointed
    director
  13. 2021-10-26
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-11-08

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew William Luke
Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/10/2021

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
Incorporated2021-10-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

32 Woodland Avenue
Paisley
PA2 8BH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-11-08OVERDUE
Last: 2024-10-25

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LUKE, Andrew William
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-10-26
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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-09-19
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-10-26