3M UNITED KINGDOM PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

🌳Matureactive

01123045 · plc · incorporated 1973-07-17

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 34.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 20301

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

23910SIC 23910
32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 34.2y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 34.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

60 officers (6 active, 60 linked, 55 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

272 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (126 events)Click to expand

2025-07-02
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2025-02-03
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officers · AP01
2025-01-31
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MILLS, Benjamin Simon appointed
director
2024-09-22
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accounts · AA
2023-12-06
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officers · TM01
2023-12-06
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officers · AP01
2023-12-01
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OLIPHANT, Sophie appointed
director
2023-12-01
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HANSEID, Lars resigned
director
2023-07-12
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accounts · AA
2022-07-07
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accounts · AA
2021-08-19
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accounts · AA
2021-05-27
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2021-03-15
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BASARAN ZIHLI, Oznur resigned
director
2021-02-18
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officers · TM01
2021-01-31
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SEMERCIYAN, Simla resigned
director
2020-12-18
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officers · AP01
2020-12-18
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officers · TM01
2020-12-18
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2020-12-17
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2020-12-16
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officers · TM01
2020-12-16
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officers · TM01
2020-12-16
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officers · AP01
2020-12-16
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2020-12-01
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BENNETT, Andrew appointed
director
2020-12-01
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PARKS, Katherine Julia appointed
director
2020-12-01
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PLAATERUD, Lars Petter appointed
director
2020-12-01
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GRIGG, James Raymond resigned
director
2020-12-01
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HANSEID, Lars appointed
director
2020-12-01
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MALIK, Mohammad Irfan resigned
director
2020-12-01
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SEMERCIYAN, Simla resigned
director
2020-10-05
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accounts · AA
2020-02-01
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ASHLEY, David James appointed
secretary
2020-01-31
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BROWN, Ian Richard resigned
secretary
2019-04-30
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BASARAN ZIHLI, Oznur appointed
director
2019-04-30
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PAWSON, David John resigned
director
2018-05-31
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CHAMBERS, Michael resigned
director
2018-05-01
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SEMERCIYAN, Simla appointed
director
2018-05-01
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SEMERCIYAN, Simla appointed
director
2018-04-30
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BROWN, Ian Richard appointed
secretary
2018-04-30
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JUBB, David Anthony resigned
secretary
2018-04-01
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GRIGG, James Raymond appointed
director
2018-04-01
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PAWSON, David John appointed
director
2018-03-31
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HEGARTY, Stella Maris, Dr resigned
director
2018-03-31
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WILLIAMS, Paul Martin resigned
director
2017-08-01
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MALIK, Mohammad Irfan appointed
director
2017-07-31
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GRUEN, Christiane Bernhardine resigned
director
2015-05-01
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ASHLEY, David James resigned
secretary
2015-05-01
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JUBB, David Anthony appointed
secretary
2015-01-19
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GRAY, Donald resigned
director
2015-01-01
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CHAMBERS, Michael appointed
director

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Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

3m Products Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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3m Products Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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3M UNITED KINGDOM PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

This company · 01123045

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
3m Products Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeplc

Incorporated1973-07-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC20301 — SIC 20301

Registered office

3m Centre, Cain Road

Bracknell

Berkshire

RG12 8HT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-02

Last: 2025-07-19