3 SPEED WORLDWIDE SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04917445 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-01
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£57.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
66 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £57,460
Net assets shrinking
Down £33,021 YoY
Cash YoY
-22%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£52k
↓ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£57k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£69k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£19k£38k£57k£75k£94kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£58.3k£99.3k
Current assets£69.2k£94.3k
Cash£51.9k£66.8k
Debtors£17.4k£27.5k
Net assets£57.5k£90.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-20
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    SPEED, Lukas appointed
    director
  5. 2023-03-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2022-09-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2022-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-10-01
    ➕
    SPEED, Nicholas appointed
    director
  15. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-10-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2017-10-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  18. 2004-11-01
    ➕
    SPEED, Neil Jonathan appointed
    director
  19. 2003-10-02
    ➕
    SPEED, Neil Jonathan appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-10-02
    ➕
    SCHULZ SPEED, Stefanie appointed
    director
  21. 2003-10-02
    ➖
    PATEL, Upendra resigned
    secretary
  22. 2003-10-02
    ➖
    BATEMAN, Wayne resigned
    director
  23. 2003-10-01
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    Company incorporated
    As 3 SPEED WORLDWIDE SERVICES LIMITED
  24. 2003-10-01
    ➕
    PATEL, Upendra appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-10-01
    ➕
    BATEMAN, Wayne appointed
    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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SPEED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SPEED, Lukas (same surname) appointed 2023-03-20. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

3 Speed Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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3 Speed Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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3 SPEED WORLDWIDE SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 04917445

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
3 Speed Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares12/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Neil Jonathan Speedceased 12/03/2017· 50-75% 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
Incorporated2003-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

21 Ennerdale Avenue
Great Notley
Braintree
CM77 7UE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

SPEED, Neil Jonathan→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCHULZ SPEED, Stefanie→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-10-02
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Active
SPEED, Lukas→
director · ~24y · appointed 2023-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPEED, Neil Jonathan→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPEED, Nicholas→
director · ~26y · appointed 2018-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATEL, Upendra→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-01 · resigned 2003-10-02
Resigned
BATEMAN, Wayne→
director · ~44y · appointed 2003-10-01 · resigned 2003-10-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23