3 TIERS BARNQUEE LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC744447 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-14
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-15.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £15,466
Cash YoY
+46%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£5k
↑ 46% YoY
Net Worth
-£15k
↓ 1.5% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↓ 63% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-11.9k | £-15.2k |
| Current assets | £19.1k | £51.2k |
| Cash | £4.6k | £3.1k |
| Debtors | £14.5k | £48.1k |
| Net assets | £-15.5k | £-15.2k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-07📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-07-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-12➕CROWDER, Kathryn Mary appointeddirector
- 2024-06-12➕O'SULLIVAN, Hayley Dianne appointeddirector
- 2024-06-12➕SPATHIS, Emma Margaret appointeddirector
- 2024-06-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-14🏢Company incorporatedAs 3 TIERS BARNQUEE LIMITED
- 2022-09-14➕STRACHAN, Faye Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2022-09-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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 74 — 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 74 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Faye Elizabeth Strachan Individual · British · DOB 11/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 14/09/2022 |
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
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-09-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
9 Knock View Place
Stuartfield
Peterhead
AB42 5TR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last: 2025-09-13
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
CROWDER, Kathryn Mary→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2024-06-12
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O'SULLIVAN, Hayley Dianne→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2024-06-12
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SPATHIS, Emma Margaret→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2024-06-12
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STRACHAN, Faye Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2022-09-14
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Recent filings (11 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-08-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-09-14