3 DIMENSION DESIGN TECHNOLOGIES LTD
🌳Matureactive
05579820 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-30
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-1.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,450
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£1k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£5
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-06-29 | 2024-06-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.4k | £-1.4k |
| Current assets | £5 | £5 |
| Net assets | £-1.4k | £-1.4k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-10-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-10-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-10-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2005-10-14➕ATES, Muserref appointedsecretary
- 2005-10-14➕ATES, Erkan appointeddirector
- 2005-10-14➕ATES, Muserref appointeddirector
- 2005-10-03➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-10-03➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-09-30🏢Company incorporatedAs 3 DIMENSION DESIGN TECHNOLOGIES LTD
- 2005-09-30➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-09-30➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Erkan Ates Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 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
Incorporated2005-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Registered office
32 Willoughby Road
London
N8 0JG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last made up to: 2025-06-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
Active
ATES, Muserref→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2005-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-09-30 · resigned 2005-10-03
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-09-30 · resigned 2005-10-03
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Recent filings (54 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-16