3T TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05287689 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-16
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 20.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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
1 live charge · oldest 20.4y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
77 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-21➖SPEAKMAN, Alan resigneddirector
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2016-07-05➕GAASTRA, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2012-10-31➖SIMMONDS, Michael John resigneddirector
- 2008-04-04➖CLAY, Kim, Dr resigneddirector
- 2006-01-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Dr S P Speakman
- 2005-02-01➕SIMMONDS, Michael John appointeddirector
- 2005-02-01➕SPEAKMAN, Alan appointeddirector
- 2004-11-16🏢Company incorporatedAs 3T TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
- 2004-11-16➕SPEAKMAN, Stuart Philip, Dr appointedsecretary
- 2004-11-16➕SPEAKMAN, Stuart Philip, Dr appointeddirector
- 2004-11-16➕HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointednominee-secretary
- 2004-11-16➖HARRISON, Irene Lesley resignednominee-secretary
- 2004-11-16➕CLAY, Kim, Dr appointeddirector
- 2004-11-16➕BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-11-16➖BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 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 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Dr Stuart Philip Speakman Individual · British · DOB 05/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2004-11-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Registered office
5 Yeomans Court
Ware Road
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG13 7HJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
SPEAKMAN, Stuart Philip, Dr→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-11-16
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GAASTRA, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2016-07-05
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SPEAKMAN, Stuart Philip, Dr→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2004-11-16
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HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2004-11-16 · resigned 2004-11-16
CLAY, Kim, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2004-11-16 · resigned 2008-04-04
SIMMONDS, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2005-02-01 · resigned 2012-10-31
SPEAKMAN, Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2005-02-01 · resigned 2025-10-21
BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-11-16 · resigned 2004-11-16
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Dr S P Speakman | Debenture | 1 property | 11/01/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (77 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-12-23