3B DESIGN AND PRINT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04672256 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-20

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 12.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 18129

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

58190Other publishing activities
74100Specialised design activities
82190Photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.2y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 12.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

93 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

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 · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Average employees	—	700

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2025-07-31
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2024-10-25
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accounts · AA
2023-07-28
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accounts · AA
2022-07-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-20
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-07-20
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officers · CH03
2021-07-20
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officers · CH01
2021-02-28
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address · AD01
2020-07-28
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accounts · AA
2020-05-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-05-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-05-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-01-06
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HARDY, James Garry appointed
director
2020-01-06
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officers · AP01
2019-12-11
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officers · TM01
2019-12-01
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HENNESSY, David Michael resigned
director
2019-10-28
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address · AD01
2019-10-28
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officers · AP03
2019-10-28
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officers · TM02
2019-10-16
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HARDY, Martine Anne appointed
secretary
2019-10-16
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HARDY, Garry Norman resigned
secretary
2019-10-14
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BLADES, David Peter resigned
director
2018-10-31
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HARDY, Garry Norman appointed
secretary
2018-10-31
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TELLING, Michelle Daphne Anita resigned
secretary
2018-10-31
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TELLING, Michelle Daphne Anita resigned
director
2017-01-01
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TELLING, Michelle Daphne Anita appointed
director
2016-10-19
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Charge satisfied #1
2016-10-11
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TELLING, Michelle Daphne Anita appointed
secretary
2016-10-10
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HARDY, Garry Norman appointed
director
2016-10-10
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TRIGGS, Samantha Alison resigned
secretary
2016-10-10
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BLADES, David Peter appointed
director
2016-10-10
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HENNESSY, David Michael appointed
director
2016-10-10
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TRIGGS, Adam Charles resigned
director
2016-10-10
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TRIGGS, Samantha Alison resigned
director
2014-02-06
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2003-02-21
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TRIGGS, Samantha Alison appointed
secretary
2003-02-21
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WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-02-21
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TRIGGS, Adam Charles appointed
director
2003-02-21
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TRIGGS, Samantha Alison appointed
director
2003-02-21
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WRF INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2003-02-20
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Company incorporated
As 3B DESIGN AND PRINT LIMITED
2003-02-20
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WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-02-20
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WRF INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

81/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Martine Anne Hardy Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest	22/04/2020
Mr James Garry Hardy Individual · British · DOB 09/1988 · age 38	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	22/04/2020

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Garry Norman Hardyceased 22/04/2020· 75-100% shares
Newnorth Print Ltdceased 25/09/2017· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated2003-02-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

Mill View

Lower Farm Close, Empingham

Oakham

Rutland

LE15 8RB

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-06

Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

HARDY, Martine Anne→

secretary · appointed 2019-10-16

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Active

HARDY, Garry Norman→

director · ~66y · appointed 2016-10-10

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Active

HARDY, James Garry→

director · ~38y · appointed 2020-01-06

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Active

HARDY, Garry Norman→

secretary · appointed 2018-10-31 · resigned 2019-10-16

Resigned

TELLING, Michelle Daphne Anita→

secretary · appointed 2016-10-11 · resigned 2018-10-31

Resigned

TRIGGS, Samantha Alison→

secretary · appointed 2003-02-21 · resigned 2016-10-10

Resigned

WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-20 · resigned 2003-02-21

Resigned

BLADES, David Peter→

director · ~66y · appointed 2016-10-10 · resigned 2019-10-14

Resigned

HENNESSY, David Michael→

director · ~53y · appointed 2016-10-10 · resigned 2019-12-01

Resigned

TELLING, Michelle Daphne Anita→

director · ~56y · appointed 2017-01-01 · resigned 2018-10-31

Resigned

TRIGGS, Adam Charles→

director · ~54y · appointed 2003-02-21 · resigned 2016-10-10

Resigned

TRIGGS, Samantha Alison→

director · ~59y · appointed 2003-02-21 · resigned 2016-10-10

Resigned

WRF INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-20 · resigned 2003-02-21

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	06/02/2014	19/10/2016