3D MECHANICAL INNOVATION LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.6k | £1.6k |
| Current assets | £1.6k | £1.6k |
| Net assets | £1.6k | £1.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-06-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2005-05-04🏢Company incorporatedAs 3D MECHANICAL INNOVATION LIMITED
- 2005-05-04➕SIMMONS, Deborah appointedsecretary
- 2005-05-04➕SIMMONS, Darren appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 21 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Darren Simmons Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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