3D RECRUIT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04523823 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-02
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 23.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£7.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.6y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
97 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 £7,059

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£71k
Net Worth
£7k
Current Assets
£2.0m
Current Liabilities
—
£0£401k£801k£1.2m£1.6m£2.0mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£46.0k—
Current assets£2.00M—
Cash£70.7k—
Debtors£1.93M—
Net assets£7.1k—
Average employees—2700

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-22
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  3. 2024-09-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  4. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-30
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  6. 2022-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-21
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2021-02-21
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  10. 2020-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-01
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  13. 2018-08-01
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-07-09
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  15. 2018-07-09
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  16. 2018-07-09
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  17. 2018-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-03-31
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    JEFFRIES, Michael Robert resigned
    director
  19. 2015-06-12
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  20. 2015-04-15
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    Charge satisfied #2
  21. 2011-10-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  22. 2010-06-18
    ➕
    ARNOLD, Benjamin Mark William appointed
    director
  23. 2007-04-01
    ➕
    JEFFRIES, Michael Robert appointed
    director
  24. 2007-04-01
    ➖
    MORGAN, Claire resigned
    director
  25. 2002-09-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Sme Invoice Finance Limited
  26. 2002-09-02
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    Company incorporated
    As 3D RECRUIT LIMITED
  27. 2002-09-02
    ➕
    BROWN, James William Nilsson appointed
    secretary
  28. 2002-09-02
    ➕
    BROWN, James William Nilsson appointed
    director
  29. 2002-09-02
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-09-02
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2002-09-02
    ➕
    MORGAN, Claire appointed
    director
  32. 2002-09-02
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2002-09-02
    ➖
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 71 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)

Group structure

3d Recruit (Holdings) Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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3d Recruit (Holdings) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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3D RECRUIT LIMITED
This company · 04523823

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
3d Recruit (Holdings) Ltd
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/08/2017
Mr James William Nilsson Brown
Individual · British · DOB 02/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Benjamin Mark William Arnold
Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Michael Jeffriesceased 04/05/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Andrew Gary Baileyceased 06/04/2016· significant influence

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

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7 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
Incorporated2002-09-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities

Registered office

Regent House
Mitre Way
Battle
East Sussex
TN33 0BQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

BROWN, James William Nilsson→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARNOLD, Benjamin Mark William→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-06-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, James William Nilsson→
director · ~71y · appointed 2002-09-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-02 · resigned 2002-09-02
Resigned
JEFFRIES, Michael Robert→
director · ~74y · appointed 2007-04-01 · resigned 2016-03-31
Resigned
MORGAN, Claire→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-09-02 · resigned 2007-04-01
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-02 · resigned 2002-09-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property12/06/2015—
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property25/10/201115/04/2015
outstanding
Sme Invoice Finance
Sme Invoice Finance Limited
Debenture1 property30/09/2002—
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Recent filings (97 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-02-21
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-28