3 MERCHANT SQUARE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
FC034346 · oversea-company · incorporated 2017-04-01
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 snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
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
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (50/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
6 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
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 (14 events)Click to expand
- 2018-11-22📄appoint-person-director-overseas-company-with-name-appointment-dateofficers · OSAP01
- 2018-11-06📄termination-person-director-overseas-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · OSTM01
- 2018-09-28➕SAWYER, Eileen Marie appointeddirector
- 2018-09-28➖O'DRISCOLL, Patrick Colin resigneddirector
- 2017-09-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-05-18➕CONSORTIA SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2017-05-18➕FARROW, Michael James Wills appointeddirector
- 2017-05-18➕JARVIS, Joseph Richard appointeddirector
- 2017-05-18➕KIERNANDER, John Anthony appointeddirector
- 2017-05-18➕O'DRISCOLL, Patrick Colin appointeddirector
- 2017-05-18📄appointment-at-registration-of-person-authorised-to-representannual-return · OS-PAR
- 2017-05-18📄appointment-at-registration-of-person-authorised-to-accept-serviceannual-return · OS-PAR
- 2017-05-18📄register-overseas-companyincorporation · OSIN01
- 2017-04-01🏢Company incorporatedAs 3 MERCHANT SQUARE LIMITED
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeoversea-company
Incorporated2017-04-01
Jurisdictionunited-kingdom
Primary SIC—
Registered office
3rd Floor Standard Bank House 47-49 La Motte Street
St. Helier
Jersey
JE2 4SZ
Channel Islands
Filing status
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Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)
CONSORTIA SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2017-05-18
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FARROW, Michael James Wills→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2017-05-18
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JARVIS, Joseph Richard→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2017-05-18
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KIERNANDER, John Anthony→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2017-05-18
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SAWYER, Eileen Marie→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2018-09-28
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O'DRISCOLL, Patrick Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2017-05-18 · resigned 2018-09-28
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Recent filings (6 total)
appoint-person-director-overseas-company-with-name-appointment-date
officers · OSAP01
2018-11-22
termination-person-director-overseas-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · OSTM01
2018-11-06
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2017-09-22
appointment-at-registration-of-person-authorised-to-represent
annual-return · OS-PAR
2017-05-18
appointment-at-registration-of-person-authorised-to-accept-service
annual-return · OS-PAR
2017-05-18
register-overseas-company
incorporation · OSIN01
2017-05-18