3M ENTERPRISES LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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 confirmation-statement
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-06-01➕MASHEDER, Nicholas Alistair Stewart appointeddirector
- 2017-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-01✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2016-03-01➕MASHEDER, Hayley Nicola appointedsecretary
- 2016-03-01➖MASHEDER, Joanne Marie resignedsecretary
- 2016-03-01➖MASHEDER, Alexander James resigneddirector
- 2016-03-01➖MASHEDER, Joanne Marie resigneddirector
- 2013-02-01➕MASHEDER, Hayley Nicola appointeddirector
- 2013-02-01➖MASHEDER, Nicholas Alistair Stewart resigneddirector
- 2007-05-23🏢Company incorporatedAs 3M ENTERPRISES LIMITED
- 2007-05-23➕MASHEDER, Joanne Marie appointedsecretary
- 2007-05-23➕MASHEDER, Alexander James appointeddirector
- 2007-05-23➕MASHEDER, Joanne Marie appointeddirector
- 2007-05-23➕MASHEDER, Nicholas Alistair Stewart appointeddirector
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nicholas Alistair Stewart Masheder Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/05/2017 |
Mrs Hayley Nicola Masheder Individual · British · DOB 08/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/05/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Minnie May Mashederceased 31/12/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
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