3 PDC LIMITED

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05741125 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-13
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 16.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£1.85M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.7y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
62 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,846,556

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1.8m
↑ 7.7% YoY
Current Assets
£749k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£369k£739k£1.1m£1.5m£1.8mOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£1.85M£1.71M
Current assets£748.8k£663.4k
Net assets£1.85M£1.71M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2023-05-31
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  7. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-17
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    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2019-09-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2019-09-17
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    Charge satisfied #2
  13. 2019-09-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  14. 2019-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-04-25
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2009-09-03
    ➕
    ALI, Nasreen Kauser appointed
    secretary
  20. 2009-09-03
    ➕
    ALI, Nasreen Kauser appointed
    director
  21. 2009-09-03
    ➕
    ALI, Parvaiz Arshad appointed
    director
  22. 2009-09-03
    ➖
    JENKINS, Stephen Carl resigned
    director
  23. 2009-09-03
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Lance Mckay resigned
    director
  24. 2009-09-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  25. 2009-09-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  26. 2007-09-01
    ➖
    VENTUROTTI, Sian Elisabeth resigned
    secretary
  27. 2006-03-13
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    Company incorporated
    As 3 PDC LIMITED
  28. 2006-03-13
    ➕
    VENTUROTTI, Sian Elisabeth appointed
    secretary
  29. 2006-03-13
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2006-03-13
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2006-03-13
    ➕
    JENKINS, Stephen Carl appointed
    director
  32. 2006-03-13
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Lance Mckay appointed
    director
  33. 2006-03-13
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2006-03-13
    ➖
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Parvaiz Arshad Ali
Individual · British · DOB 03/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2006-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

23a Tavistock Road
Sketty
Swansea
SA2 0SL
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

ALI, Nasreen Kauser→
secretary · appointed 2009-09-03
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Active
ALI, Nasreen Kauser→
director · ~72y · appointed 2009-09-03
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Active
ALI, Parvaiz Arshad→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-09-03
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Active
VENTUROTTI, Sian Elisabeth→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-13 · resigned 2007-09-01
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-13 · resigned 2006-03-13
Resigned
JENKINS, Stephen Carl→
director · ~66y · appointed 2006-03-13 · resigned 2009-09-03
Resigned
TAYLOR, Lance Mckay→
director · ~77y · appointed 2006-03-13 · resigned 2009-09-03
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-03-13 · resigned 2006-03-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property31/05/2023—
satisfied
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
Mortgage debenture1 property03/09/200917/09/2019
satisfied
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
Legal charge1 property03/09/200917/09/2019
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Recent filings (62 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-15