3D SPACE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03792835 · ltd · incorporated 1999-06-21

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 Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 52103

Sector: Transportation & storage

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (6 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared

Director network

15 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

131 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Average employees	0	0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2026-05-08
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2025-05-09
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2025-05-09
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officers · TM01
2025-04-25
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BURNETT, Simon Henry resigned
director
2025-04-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-27
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officers · CH01
2024-04-17
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accounts · AA
2023-12-21
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-21
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officers · CH01
2023-12-09
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officers · AP01
2023-12-09
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officers · TM01
2023-11-22
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BURNETT, Judith Elizabeth appointed
director
2023-11-22
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BURNETT, Christopher Michael resigned
director
2023-06-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-09
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officers · CH01
2023-06-09
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2023-06-09
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-09
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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2022-06-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-14
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officers · CH03
2005-06-06
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HAN, Timothy resigned
secretary
2003-02-11
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BURNETT, Angus Piers appointed
secretary
2003-02-11
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BURNETT, Simon Henry resigned
secretary
2003-02-11
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HAN, Timothy appointed
secretary
1999-06-21
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Company incorporated
As 3D SPACE LIMITED
1999-06-21
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BURNETT, Angus Piers appointed
director
1999-06-21
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DANIELS, Paul Joseph appointed
director
1999-06-21
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PIETERS, Marco appointed
director
1999-06-21
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WATTS, Philip John appointed
director
1999-06-21
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BURNETT, Simon Henry appointed
secretary
1999-06-21
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-06-21
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-06-21
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BURNETT, Christopher Michael appointed
director
1999-06-21
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BURNETT, Simon Henry appointed
director
1999-06-21
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1999-06-21
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No 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
Mr Angus Piers Burnett Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	22/06/2016

5 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Simon Henry Burnettceased 25/04/2025· significant influence
Mr Philip John Wattsceased 09/06/2023· significant influence
Mr Christopher Michael Burnettceased 09/06/2023· significant influence
Mr Paul Joseph Danielsceased 09/06/2023· significant influence
Solange Limitedceased 22/06/2016· significant influence · firm interest

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1999-06-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103

Registered office

1a City Gate

185 Dyke Road

Hove

BN3 1TL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-19

Last: 2025-06-05