3TKN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07859538 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). 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
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £22.3k |
| Current assets | — | £31.5k |
| Net assets | — | £22.3k |
| Average employees | 4 | — |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-12➕CROUCH, Mark Anthony appointeddirector
- 2024-12-12➖DARLINGTON, Stuart William resigneddirector
- 2024-12-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-02-07➕WATTS, Nathan William appointeddirector
- 2016-04-08➕CROUCH, Paul Timothy appointeddirector
- 2013-08-28➕DARLINGTON, Stuart William appointeddirector
- 2011-12-01➖CROUCH, Paul Timothy resigneddirector
- 2011-11-24🏢Company incorporatedAs 3TKN LIMITED
- 2011-11-24➕CROUCH, Katherine Helen, Mrs. appointedsecretary
- 2011-11-24➕CROUCH, Katherine Helen, Mrs. appointeddirector
- 2011-11-24➕CROUCH, Paul Timothy appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Timothy Crouch Individual · British · DOB 06/1956 · age 70 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs. Katherine Helen Crouchceased 28/09/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 115 COACHING LIMITED→ 14075616 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Granta Lodge
71 Graham Road
Malvern
Worcestershire
WR14 2JS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24
Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)
CROUCH, Katherine Helen, Mrs.→
Activesecretary · appointed 2011-11-24
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CROUCH, Katherine Helen, Mrs.→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2011-11-24
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CROUCH, Mark Anthony→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2024-12-12
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CROUCH, Paul Timothy→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2016-04-08
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WATTS, Nathan William→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2017-02-07
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CROUCH, Paul Timothy→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2011-11-24 · resigned 2011-12-01
DARLINGTON, Stuart William→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2013-08-28 · resigned 2024-12-12
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Recent filings (53 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-09