3DIFS LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.03M | — |
| Current assets | £1.04M | — |
| Cash | £499.2k | — |
| Debtors | £540.9k | — |
| Net assets | £949.6k | — |
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
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-28➖PRESCOTT, Colin William resigneddirector
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2017-09-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-07-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-03-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-01-31➖CONDON, Kevin Joseph Mark resigneddirector
- 2015-01-27➕PEARCE, Jennifer Anne appointeddirector
- 2014-01-27➕CONDON, Kevin Joseph Mark appointeddirector
- 2012-05-28➖KAVANAGH, Brendan David Thomas resigneddirector
- 2008-04-16➕PRESCOTT, Colin William appointeddirector
- 2006-09-26➕ISAACS, Jonathan Terence appointedsecretary
- 2006-09-26➕ISAACS, Jonathan Terence appointeddirector
- 2006-09-26➕KAVANAGH, Brendan David Thomas appointeddirector
- 2006-09-22🏢Company incorporatedAs 3DIFS LIMITED
- 2006-09-22➕RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-09-22➖RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-09-22➕RWL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2006-09-22➖RWL DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanGroup structure
3difs Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3difs Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 31/01/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Jonathan Terence Isaacsceased 31/01/2017· 25-50% shares
- Mr Kevin Joseph Mark Condonceased 31/01/2017· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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