3 R CONSULTING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06689179 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-04
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£97
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
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
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £97
Net assets shrinking
Down £168 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£97
↓ 63% YoY
Current Assets
£144k
↑ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£29k£58k£87k£115k£144kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£102.4k£65.5k
Current assets£144.3k£102.0k
Net assets£97£265

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-31
    ➖
    RICHARDS, Emma resigned
    director
  3. 2025-10-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-02-26
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Emma Louise resigned
    director
  6. 2024-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-02-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-09-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-06-05
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-06-05
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2020-06-05
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-06-19
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  19. 2018-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-02-01
    ➕
    RICHARDS, Emma appointed
    director
  21. 2017-02-01
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Emma Louise appointed
    director
  22. 2008-09-22
    ➕
    RICHARDS, John Andrew D'Arcy appointed
    director
  23. 2008-09-22
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Karl Owen John appointed
    director
  24. 2008-09-22
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Emma resigned
    director
  25. 2008-09-20
    ➖
    RICHARDS, Emma Jane resigned
    secretary
  26. 2008-09-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3 R CONSULTING LIMITED
  27. 2008-09-04
    ➕
    RICHARDS, Emma Jane appointed
    secretary
  28. 2008-09-04
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Emma appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +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.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Karl Owen John Roberts
Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr John Andrew D'Arcy Richards
Individual · British · DOB 12/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

3 Marcher Court
Sealand Road
Chester
CH1 6BS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-18
Last: 2025-09-04

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

RICHARDS, John Andrew D'Arcy→
director · ~52y · appointed 2008-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTS, Karl Owen John→
director · ~53y · appointed 2008-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RICHARDS, Emma Jane→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-04 · resigned 2008-09-20
Resigned
RICHARDS, Emma→
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-02-01 · resigned 2025-12-31
Resigned
ROBERTS, Emma Louise→
director · ~49y · appointed 2017-02-01 · resigned 2025-02-26
Resigned
ROBERTS, Emma→
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-09-04 · resigned 2008-09-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14