3F CONSULTING LTD

🌱Startupactive
16745680 · ltd · incorporated 2025-09-26
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-21
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-10-10
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-09-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3F CONSULTING LTD
  5. 2025-09-26
    THOMAS, Steven Alistair appointed
    director
  6. 2025-09-26
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 0.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Alistair Thomas
Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/09/2025

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

7 Thornfield Avenue
London
NW7 1LT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last:

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

THOMAS, Steven Alistair
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-09-26
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Recent filings (4 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-21
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-09-26