3P INNOVATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05887440 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-26

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 19.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 28990

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.6y

70/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 19.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

15 officers (7 active, 15 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

143 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand

2026-03-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-24
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-24
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-07-24
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-02-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-19
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-19
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-07-05
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-04-21
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-02-08
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-08
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-02-03
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mortgage · MR01
2022-02-03
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-01-28
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Charge registered #7
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2022-01-28
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Charge registered #6
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2021-12-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-18
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BROOKS, Nicolas John appointed
director
2021-03-18
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FOULKS, Donald John appointed
director
2021-03-18
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JEZEQUEL, Alex Julien appointed
director
2021-03-18
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MEREDITH, Thomas David appointed
director
2021-03-18
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PHASEY, David Michael appointed
director
2021-02-18
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PHASEY, David Michael appointed
director
2021-02-18
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PHASEY, David Michael resigned
director
2020-06-26
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EDKINS, Michael, Dr resigned
director
2019-04-09
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VERNON, Geoffrey William, Dr resigned
director
2018-01-01
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CAHILL, Michael John resigned
director
2017-11-15
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Charge registered #5
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2015-09-30
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2013-06-19
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Charge satisfied #3
2013-06-19
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Charge satisfied #2
2013-01-03
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Charge satisfied #1
2012-06-30
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CARTER, David Christopher Miller resigned
director
2010-07-27
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BAILEY, Sarah Louise resigned
secretary
2008-07-23
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SEAWARD, David Robert, Dr appointed
director
2008-07-23
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CARTER, David Christopher Miller appointed
director
2008-07-23
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EDKINS, Michael, Dr appointed
director
2008-07-23
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VERNON, Geoffrey William, Dr appointed
director
2007-07-03
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Kuig Property Investment Fund No.6 Limited
2007-03-28
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Kuig Property Investment Fund No.6 Limited
2006-09-28
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2006-07-26
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Company incorporated
As 3P INNOVATION LIMITED
2006-07-26
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BAILEY, Thomas William appointed
director
2006-07-26
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BAILEY, Sarah Louise appointed
secretary
2006-07-26
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DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

3p Innovation Trustee Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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3p Innovation Trustee Limited

Corporate parent

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3P INNOVATION LIMITED

This company · 05887440

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
3p Innovation Trustee Limited Corporate entity	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	02/12/2020

5 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Gary Paul Davieceased 02/12/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest
Dr David Robert Seawardceased 02/12/2020· significant influence
Mr Thomas William Baileyceased 02/12/2020· significant influence
Dr Michael Edkinsceased 26/06/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Dr Geoffrey William Vernonceased 09/04/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2006-07-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC28990 — SIC 28990

Registered office

Tournament Fields

Bosworth Avenue

Warwick

Warwickshire

CV34 6UQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-04

Last: 2025-12-21