3 DIMENSIONAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04301086 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-09
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£285.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28490
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 90-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 90). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 21.9y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £285,660
Net assets shrinking
Down £27,258 YoY
Cash YoY
+365%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£21k
↑ 365% YoY
Net Worth
£286k
↓ 8.7% YoY
Current Assets
£605k
↓ 5.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£128k£256k£384k£511k£639kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£634.0k£665.1k
Current assets£604.9k£639.2k
Cash£21.4k£4.6k
Debtors£440.3k£492.1k
Net assets£285.7k£312.9k

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

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1 signal 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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-06
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2024-05-17
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2024-05-17
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2024-05-17
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2024-03-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2024-02-29
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
  9. 2023-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-18
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  14. 2018-10-29
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  15. 2017-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-10-27
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-11-27
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Aldermore Invoice Finance, a Division of Aldermore Bank PLC
  18. 2012-03-01
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    MOULD, Jason Victor appointed
    director
  19. 2011-12-07
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  20. 2011-03-07
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2009-01-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 2007-06-11
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    SAMBROOK, Lee Melvin resigned
    director
  23. 2004-06-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: London Scottish Invoice Finance LTD
  24. 2001-10-09
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    Company incorporated
    As 3 DIMENSIONAL LIMITED
  25. 2001-10-09
    ➕
    CALLAGHAN, Jason appointed
    secretary
  26. 2001-10-09
    ➕
    CALLAGHAN, Andrew Patrick appointed
    director
  27. 2001-10-09
    ➕
    CALLAGHAN, Jason appointed
    director
  28. 2001-10-09
    ➕
    ELITE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2001-10-09
    ➖
    ELITE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2001-10-09
    ➕
    SAMBROOK, Lee Melvin appointed
    director
  31. 2001-10-09
    ➕
    ELITE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  32. 2001-10-09
    ➖
    ELITE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jason Callaghan
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Jason Victor Mould
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
——board controlboard control06/04/2016
Mr Andrew Patrick Callaghan
Individual · British · DOB 05/1936 · age 90
——board controlboard control06/04/2016

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28490 — SIC 28490

Registered office

244 Bromford Lane
West Bromwich
West Midlands
B70 7HX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

CALLAGHAN, Jason→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-09
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Active
CALLAGHAN, Andrew Patrick→
director · ~90y · appointed 2001-10-09
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Active
CALLAGHAN, Jason→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-10-09
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Active
MOULD, Jason Victor→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELITE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-10-09 · resigned 2001-10-09
Resigned
SAMBROOK, Lee Melvin→
director · ~53y · appointed 2001-10-09 · resigned 2007-06-11
Resigned
ELITE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2001-10-09 · resigned 2001-10-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
4
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge—29/02/2024—
outstanding
Aldermore
Aldermore Invoice Finance, a Division of Aldermore Bank PLC
Debenture1 property27/11/2012—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property07/12/2011—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property30/01/2009—
satisfied
London Scottish Invoice Finance
London Scottish Invoice Finance LTD
Agreement1 property05/06/200407/03/2011
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Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-08-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-17
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-05-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30