3Q TRADES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12359799 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-11
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
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
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-05📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-27📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-28➖WHITE, Christopher Michael resigneddirector
- 2024-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-11🏢Company incorporatedAs 3Q TRADES LTD
- 2019-12-11➕FLYNN, John Patrick appointeddirector
- 2019-12-11➕FLYNN, Michaela Margaret appointeddirector
- 2019-12-11➕WHITE, Christopher Michael appointeddirector
- 2019-12-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Michaela Margaret Flynn Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/12/2019 |
Mr Christopher Michael White Individual · British · DOB 05/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/12/2019 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Other · ST postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00444134 LIMITED→ 00444134 · est 1947 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 78y | — | — |
| 1 D N V LIMITED→ 07390646 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| 20 XCLUSIVE TRACK DAYS LTD→ 15867789 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 4 CAST FIREPLACE PRODUCTS LIMITED→ 03029835 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| 5 STAR CONSERVATORIES & WINDOWS LIMITED→ 07637001 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| 51 THAILAND PROPERTY CO., LTD→ 10932581 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 5M ACADEMY LIMITED→ 11914896 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 81 ROSE GARDEN CLAYTON LIMITED→ 10940319 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| A & J MEAT BOXES LLP→ OC460001 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A C P ARCHITECTS LIMITED→ 07097294 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| A&C HOME CARE LTD→ 12008832 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AARON CHETWYND ARCHITECT STUDIO LLP→ OC356003 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-12-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
25 Uttoxeter Road
Longton
Stoke-On-Trent
Staffordshire
ST3 1NY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
FLYNN, John Patrick→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2019-12-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FLYNN, Michaela Margaret→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-12-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITE, Christopher Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2019-12-11 · resigned 2025-08-28
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (16 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-05
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-17