3D TOOLING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05077303 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-18
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£165.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28490
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 22.0y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — 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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £165,889
Cash YoY
+11381%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£12k
↑ 11381% YoY
Net Worth
£166k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£220k
↓ 9.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £228.9k | £216.1k |
| Current assets | £219.7k | £242.5k |
| Cash | £12.1k | £105 |
| Debtors | £113.5k | £148.6k |
| Net assets | £165.9k | £132.8k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-01-12🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2020-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-30🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Susan Josephine Woods
- 2013-11-08🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2013-09-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2010-07-06➖WALKER, Allan Scott resigneddirector
- 2009-04-07➖YATES, Anthony Bryan resignedsecretary
- 2009-04-07➖YATES, Anthony Bryan resigneddirector
- 2006-04-13➕WALKER, Allan Scott appointeddirector
- 2006-02-06➖HAMNETT, Debra Samantha resigneddirector
- 2004-05-04➕LORD, David John appointeddirector
- 2004-05-04➕HAMNETT, Debra Samantha appointeddirector
- 2004-04-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bibby Factors Manchester LTD
- 2004-03-18🏢Company incorporatedAs 3D TOOLING LIMITED
- 2004-03-18➕SWINDELLS, David appointeddirector
- 2004-03-18➕YATES, Anthony Bryan appointedsecretary
- 2004-03-18➕YATES, Anthony Bryan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Swindells Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 18/03/2017 |
Mr David John Lord Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 18/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28490 — SIC 28490
Registered office
353 Halliwell Road
Bolton
Lancashire
BL1 8DF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
LORD, David John→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2004-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SWINDELLS, David→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2004-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
YATES, Anthony Bryan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-03-18 · resigned 2009-04-07
HAMNETT, Debra Samantha→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2004-05-04 · resigned 2006-02-06
WALKER, Allan Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2006-04-13 · resigned 2010-07-06
YATES, Anthony Bryan→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2004-03-18 · resigned 2009-04-07
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Susan Josephine Woods / Stephen John Woods | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/07/2015 | 12/01/2021 | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/11/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/09/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Factors Manchester LTD | All assets debenture | 1 property | 16/04/2004 | — |
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Recent filings (64 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-01-21