3 D TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06972838 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-25
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees2200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-03-18
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2025-03-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-03-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-03-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-04-01
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    HARTY, Ailsa Margaret appointed
    director
  18. 2009-07-25
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    Company incorporated
    As 3 D TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED
  19. 2009-07-25
    ➕
    HARTY, Ailsa Margaret appointed
    secretary
  20. 2009-07-25
    ➕
    HARTY, John Cornelius appointed
    director
  21. 2009-07-25
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    CHETTLEBURGH'S SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2009-07-25
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    CHETTLEBURGH'S SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

91/100
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 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 73 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 17 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Cornelius Harty
Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest13/07/2016

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
Incorporated2009-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

6 Cambrian Close
Whitchurch
Shropshire
SY13 3FJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

HARTY, Ailsa Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-25
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Active
HARTY, Ailsa Margaret→
director · ~73y · appointed 2016-04-01
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Active
HARTY, John Cornelius→
director · ~70y · appointed 2009-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHETTLEBURGH'S SECRETARIAL LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-07-25 · resigned 2009-07-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-18
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-03-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28