3SR LTD
🌳Matureactive
07378718 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-16
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-44.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
3 officers (3 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
32 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £44,915
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£45k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-44.9k | £-35.1k |
| Current assets | — | £6.9k |
| Debtors | £558 | £6.9k |
| Net assets | £-44.9k | £-35.1k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-08-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-09-16🏢Company incorporatedAs 3SR LTD
- 2010-09-16➕FAULKNER, Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2010-09-16➕FAULKNER, Bruce appointeddirector
- 2010-09-16➕FAULKNER, Elizabeth Ann appointeddirector
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Bruce Faulkner Individual · Canadian · DOB 09/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/08/2016 |
Mrs Elizabeth Ann Faulkner Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Active · Professional services · SK postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930H CONSULTING LTD→ 16320054 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 1ST CHOICE WASTE & METALS LIMITED→ 05592770 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 1XINTERNET LIMITED→ 16435203 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2CO ADVISORS LTD→ 14209235 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 332 MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY LTD→ 14649288 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 3A TECHNOLOGY LIMITED→ 05742857 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 3BRICKS LIMITED→ 10495851 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 3D MEP LTD→ 13885321 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 3D PRECISION LIMITED→ 12466436 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 3RD BRIDGE ARCHITECTS LTD→ 14757738 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 4 GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LTD→ 09120668 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| 4 TO 10 LTD→ 13585540 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-09-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
26 Brampton Avenue
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK10 3RH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
FAULKNER, Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2010-09-16
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FAULKNER, Bruce→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2010-09-16
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FAULKNER, Elizabeth Ann→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2010-09-16
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Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-08-12