3N TRADING LTD
🌱Startupactive
16964550 · ltd · incorporated 2026-01-15
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
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47190Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
- 47599Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
- 47749SIC 47749
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
6 filings
60
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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 4 address
- • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 4 address
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2026-04-15📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-pscaddress · RP10
- 2026-04-15📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officeraddress · RP09
- 2026-04-15📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officeraddress · RP09
- 2026-04-15📍default-companies-house-registered-office-address-appliedaddress · RP05
- 2026-01-15🏢Company incorporatedAs 3N TRADING LTD
- 2026-01-15➕ELSHENAWY, Elsayed Farouq Anwar appointeddirector
- 2026-01-15➕ELSHENAWY, Mohamed Farouk Anwar appointeddirector
- 2026-01-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 0.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Elsayed Farouq Anwar Elshenawy Individual · Egyptian · DOB 10/1971 · age 55 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 15/01/2026 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2026-01-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Registered office
16964550 - COMPANIES HOUSE DEFAULT ADDRESS
Cardiff
CF14 8LH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-15
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: —
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ELSHENAWY, Elsayed Farouq Anwar→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2026-01-15
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ELSHENAWY, Mohamed Farouk Anwar→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2026-01-15
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Recent filings (6 total)
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-26
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2026-04-15
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2026-04-15
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2026-04-15
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2026-04-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-01-15