£456k
+19%vs Jun 2024Active04653528Private limited companyWidnes
3B CONTROLS LTD
A88/10001
Summary
3B CONTROLS LTD is an active private limited company (company number 04653528) incorporated on 31 January 2003, registered in Widnes. Its registered activity is manufacture of taps and valves (SIC 28140). Latest abridged accounts cover the period ending 30 June 2025, showing net assets of £456k and cash of £273k, with 20 employees on average. As abridged accounts, no profit and loss account is filed, so turnover and profit are not public. Net assets rose 19% on the prior period (£383k).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the upper half of 165 comparable companies in the UK (median £23k, upper quartile £465k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 31 January 200323 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 30 March 2027in 159 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 14 February 2027in 115 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 28140
- Manufacture of taps and valves
- Accounts type
- Unaudited Abridged
- Size band
- MicroCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£273k
+25%vs Jun 2024Not disclosed
20
No changevs Jun 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £456k | £273k | £338k | £441k | — | — | 20 |
| 30 June 2024 | £383k | £218k | £517k | £614k | — | — | 20 |
Current ratio1.88Comfortable
Cash per employee£14kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Firmoscan score
88 / 100 · grade A
| 50 | Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here |
| +10 | Positive net assetsNet assets £455,894 at 2025-06-30 |
| +8 | Net assets growing+19.1% vs prior period |
| +8 | Comfortable liquidityCurrent ratio 1.88 |
| +4 | Cash reservesCash £272,575 |
| +8 | EstablishedIncorporated 2003-01-31 (24 years) |
| 88 | Score, grade A |
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice. How the score is computed.
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Ownership and control
- Broadsword Bidco Ltd
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Mr Philip Horne
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- Mr Michael Heesom
- owns 25–50% of shares
- Mr Michael Allan Jones
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- Mr Michael Heesom
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
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Timeline
- Next accounts duein 159 days
- Confirmation statement duein 115 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £456k · abridged accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £383k · abridged accounts
- Incorporated
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- OLIVER TWINSAFE VALVES LIMITEDKnutsford · inc. Jun 2000
- GLENISKY (UK) LTDHollingworth · inc. May 2008
- AQUA VALVE LIMITEDBury · inc. Jun 2009
All companies incorporated on 31 January 2003 · in Jan 2003.
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Reminders for 3B CONTROLS LTD
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.