3 AMERICA SQUARE LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC398532 · llp · incorporated 2015-02-25
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.4y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-28📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2026-02-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
- 2026-02-28📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2026-01-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-01📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-02📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-09📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-03-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
- 2023-03-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
- 2023-03-09📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2023-02-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR04
- 2023-02-20🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-23📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2021-04-23📄change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH02
- 2021-04-23📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2021-04-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
- 2021-04-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
- 2021-04-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2021-04-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR04
- 2021-04-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-03-31➕SEEDKEEP LTD appointedcorporate-llp-designated-member
- 2021-03-31➖HARPIN, Richard David resignedllp-designated-member
- 2021-03-31📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2021-03-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2016-12-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-02-25🏢Company incorporatedAs 3 AMERICA SQUARE LLP
- 2015-02-25➕HARPIN, Katherine Margaret appointedllp-designated-member
- 2015-02-25➕HARPIN, Richard David appointedllp-designated-member
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.)
Group structure
Seedkeep Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
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Seedkeep Ltd
Corporate parent
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Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Seedkeep Ltd Corporate entity | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 31/03/2021 |
Mrs Katherine Margaret Harpin Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60 | — | 25–50% | 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Richard David Harpinceased 31/03/2021· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2015-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
The Studio Office Priory Estate
Nun Monkton
York
YO26 8ES
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HARPIN, Katherine Margaret→
Activellp-designated-member · ~60y · appointed 2015-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SEEDKEEP LTD→
Activecorporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2021-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARPIN, Richard David→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~62y · appointed 2015-02-25 · resigned 2021-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/03/2021 | 20/02/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/12/2016 | 01/04/2021 |
Recent filings (48 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-02-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2026-02-28
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2026-02-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
2023-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2023-03-09
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2023-03-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR04
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20