3D SCAFFOLDING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02045494 · ltd · incorporated 1986-08-11
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£2.64M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -30% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.4y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
110 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £2,637,419
Cash YoY
-30%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.8m
↓ 30% YoY
Net Worth
£2.6m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£3.8m
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.70M | £2.70M |
| Current assets | £3.83M | £3.36M |
| Cash | £1.81M | £2.60M |
| Debtors | £2.01M | £755.2k |
| Net assets | £2.64M | £2.62M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-11-04🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-01➕HEATHCOTE, Robert appointeddirector
- 2024-06-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-06-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-06➖WOOD, Christopher resigneddirector
- 2024-06-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Crr (UK) Limited
- 2024-04-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-04-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-01-08➕SEYMOUR, Dwayne appointeddirector
- 2014-01-08➖SWINDELL, Maureen resignedsecretary
- 2014-01-08➖SWINDELL, David William resigneddirector
- 2014-01-08➖SWINDELL, Maureen resigneddirector
- 2014-01-08➕WOOD, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2014-01-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: David William Swindell and Maureen Patricia Swindell and David Anthony Swindell
- 2011-09-01➖SWINDELL, David Anthony resigneddirector
- 2008-07-01➕SWINDELL, David Anthony appointeddirector
- 2002-10-10➕SWINDELL, Maureen appointeddirector
- 1986-08-11🏢Company incorporatedAs 3D SCAFFOLDING LIMITED
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
Nuco 3d Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Nuco 3d Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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3D SCAFFOLDING LIMITED
This company · 02045494
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nuco 3d Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/06/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Crr (Uk)ceased 06/06/2024· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-08-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Registered office
The Oasis
Northbank Industrial Estate
Irlam
Manchester
M44 5BL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
HEATHCOTE, Robert→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2024-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SEYMOUR, Dwayne→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2014-01-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SWINDELL, Maureen→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2014-01-08
SWINDELL, David Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2008-07-01 · resigned 2011-09-01
SWINDELL, David William→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · resigned 2014-01-08
SWINDELL, Maureen→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2002-10-10 · resigned 2014-01-08
WOOD, Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2014-01-08 · resigned 2024-06-06
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Crr (UK) Crr (UK) Limited | A registered charge | — | 06/06/2024 | 04/11/2024 | |
| satisfied | David William Swindell and Maureen Patricia Swindell and David Anthony Swindell | A registered charge | 5 properties | 08/01/2014 | 03/04/2024 |
Recent filings (110 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-06-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-25