3D DELIVERY SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04253113 · ltd · incorporated 2001-07-16
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£178.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 53201
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
81 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £178,805
Net assets shrinking
Down £120,127 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£179k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£192k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£60k£120k£179k£239k£299kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£187.3k£307.4k
Current assets£192.0k£290.5k
Net assets£178.8k£298.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-29
    ➕
    MULLER, Nicole Elisabeth, Dr appointed
    director
  9. 2019-10-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2019-06-28
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  11. 2019-06-28
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  12. 2019-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-16
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2018-08-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-06-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-10-01
    ➖
    BROWN, Christopher John resigned
    secretary
  18. 2009-10-01
    ➖
    BROWN, Christopher John resigned
    director
  19. 2009-10-01
    ➖
    COMPTON, Daniel Michael resigned
    director
  20. 2001-10-23
    ➕
    CLANCY, Marc Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2001-10-23
    ➕
    BROWN, Christopher John appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-10-23
    ➖
    GLS FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2001-10-23
    ➕
    BROWN, Christopher John appointed
    director
  24. 2001-10-23
    ➕
    COMPTON, Daniel Michael appointed
    director
  25. 2001-10-23
    ➖
    FALKNER, Justine resigned
    director
  26. 2001-08-01
    ➖
    JPCORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2001-08-01
    ➖
    JPCORD LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2001-07-31
    ➕
    GLS FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2001-07-31
    ➕
    FALKNER, Justine appointed
    director
  30. 2001-07-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3D DELIVERY SERVICES LIMITED
  31. 2001-07-16
    ➕
    JPCORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2001-07-16
    ➕
    JPCORD LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Marc Clancy
Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-07-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC53201 — SIC 53201

Registered office

Piccards Manor
Sandy Lane
Guildford
GU3 1HB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last: 2025-07-16

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

CLANCY, Marc Anthony→
director · ~65y · appointed 2001-10-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MULLER, Nicole Elisabeth, Dr→
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Christopher John→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-23 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
GLS FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-07-31 · resigned 2001-10-23
Resigned
JPCORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-07-16 · resigned 2001-08-01
Resigned
BROWN, Christopher John→
director · ~66y · appointed 2001-10-23 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
COMPTON, Daniel Michael→
director · ~65y · appointed 2001-10-23 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
FALKNER, Justine→
director · ~57y · appointed 2001-07-31 · resigned 2001-10-23
Resigned
JPCORD LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-07-16 · resigned 2001-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-16