3D TV LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03619169 · ltd · incorporated 1998-08-20
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 1999-08-12➖APPLETON SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-08-12➖APPLETON DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-09-08➕WATKIN, Brian appointedsecretary
- 1998-09-08➕GILL, Christopher appointeddirector
- 1998-09-08➕WATKIN, Brian appointeddirector
- 1998-08-20🏢Company incorporatedAs 3D TV LIMITED
- 1998-08-20➕APPLETON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-08-20➕APPLETON DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Brian Watkin Individual · British · DOB 06/1942 · age 84 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 19/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-08-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Higher Ashwell
Halwell
Totnes
Devon
TQ9 7LB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
GILL, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 1998-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATKIN, Brian→
Activedirector · ~84y · appointed 1998-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
APPLETON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-08-20 · resigned 1999-08-12
APPLETON DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-08-20 · resigned 1999-08-12
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Recent filings (67 total)
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2025-09-01
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2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2021-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-09-03