3D INTERIOR SPECIALIST LTD

🌳Matureactive
07055374 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-23
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (78/100)

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, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees3300

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-01-14
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2023-01-14
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2023-01-14
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  8. 2022-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-11-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-11-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-11-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-01-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2009-10-23
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    Company incorporated
    As 3D INTERIOR SPECIALIST LTD
  19. 2009-10-23
    HAY, Kevin John appointed
    director
  20. 2009-10-23
    HOWELLS, Benjamin John appointed
    director
  21. 2009-10-23
    LONG, Darrell Bryan appointed
    director
  22. 2009-10-23
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  23. 2009-10-23
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Darrell Bryan Long
Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Benjamin John Howells
Individual · British · DOB 08/1987 · age 39
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Kevin John Hay
Individual · British · DOB 06/1977 · age 49
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-10-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

12 Highliffe Drive
Quedgeley
Gloucester
GL2 4QN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

HAY, Kevin John
director · ~49y · appointed 2009-10-23
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Active
HOWELLS, Benjamin John
director · ~39y · appointed 2009-10-23
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Active
LONG, Darrell Bryan
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-10-23
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Active
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-10-23 · resigned 2009-10-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-08
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-01-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-01-14
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-01