3D TRANSPORT LTD

🌳Matureactive
06660761 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-30
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-04-30
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    ROWSON, John Malcolm resigned
    director
  5. 2023-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2021-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-31
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    DOBSON, Dawn Lesley appointed
    director
  12. 2018-10-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-14
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    address · AD01
  15. 2017-03-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-02-23
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    DOBSON, David Frederic appointed
    director
  18. 2016-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-06-29
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    DOBSON, Phoebe Jade resigned
    director
  20. 2015-06-04
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    ROWSON, John Malcolm appointed
    director
  21. 2015-01-05
    ➖
    DOBSON, David Frederic resigned
    director
  22. 2014-10-16
    ➖
    DOBSON, Dawn Lesley resigned
    secretary
  23. 2014-10-16
    ➖
    DOBSON, Dawn Lesley resigned
    director
  24. 2014-09-08
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    IRONFIELD, William Francis Alfred appointed
    director
  25. 2014-09-08
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    DOBSON, Phoebe Jade appointed
    director
  26. 2008-07-30
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    Company incorporated
    As 3D TRANSPORT LTD
  27. 2008-07-30
    ➕
    DOBSON, Dawn Lesley appointed
    secretary
  28. 2008-07-30
    ➕
    DOBSON, David Frederic appointed
    director
  29. 2008-07-30
    ➕
    DOBSON, Dawn Lesley appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Dawn Lesley Dobson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence06/04/2016
Mr David Frederic Dobson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-07-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

23 Chorley New Road
Bolton
Lancs
BL1 4QR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-13
Last: 2025-07-30

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

DOBSON, David Frederic→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOBSON, Dawn Lesley→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
IRONFIELD, William Francis Alfred→
director · ~32y · appointed 2014-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOBSON, Dawn Lesley→
secretary · appointed 2008-07-30 · resigned 2014-10-16
Resigned
DOBSON, David Frederic→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-07-30 · resigned 2015-01-05
Resigned
DOBSON, Dawn Lesley→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-07-30 · resigned 2014-10-16
Resigned
DOBSON, Phoebe Jade→
director · ~31y · appointed 2014-09-08 · resigned 2015-06-29
Resigned
ROWSON, John Malcolm→
director · ~80y · appointed 2015-06-04 · resigned 2024-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-07