3 SPIRES DEVELOPMENT LTD
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 |
|---|
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-23🏢Company incorporatedAs 3 SPIRES DEVELOPMENT LTD
- 2024-10-23➕INGRAM, Paul Stuart appointeddirector
- 2024-10-23➕STANLEY, Mark Lawson appointeddirector
- 2024-10-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 1.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Stuart Ingram Individual · British · DOB 06/1945 · age 81 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 23/10/2024 |
Mr Mark Lawson Stanley Individual · English · DOB 11/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 23/10/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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 · Property · B postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3I DEVELOPMENTS LTD→ 15997033 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 3JN PROPERTY LTD→ 16527885 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3JR GROUP LTD→ 09520465 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| 3M & H INVESTMENTS LTD→ 16055196 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 3M DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→ 16280126 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 3M ESTATES LIMITED→ 14470876 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 3M PROPERTIES LIMITED→ 14713174 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 3M PROPERTY HOLDING GROUP LTD→ 12919012 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 3MK LTD→ 08843040 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| 3R PROPERTY LIMITED→ 12511287 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 3S1K LIMITED→ 16785701 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3SISTAS LTD→ 14076142 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
8 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 →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
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.