3E SEARCH LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13800067 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-14
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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 (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-01➕AVERBUCH, Warren appointeddirector
- 2024-07-01➕MCDONNELL, Kevin appointeddirector
- 2023-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-14🏢Company incorporatedAs 3E SEARCH LIMITED
- 2021-12-14➕CROSSAN, Bradley James appointeddirector
- 2021-12-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bradley James Crossan Individual · British · DOB 07/1998 · age 28 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 14/12/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-12-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies
Registered office
Kemp House
152 - 160 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-12
Last: 2025-11-28
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
AVERBUCH, Warren→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2024-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CROSSAN, Bradley James→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2021-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCDONNELL, Kevin→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2024-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-07-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-12-14