3D PRINTING SERVICE LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-09-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-09-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-10-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-09🏢Company incorporatedAs 3D PRINTING SERVICE LIMITED
- 2014-07-09➕MASON, Peter Walter, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Rosalind Edna Ann Mason Individual · British · DOB 02/1938 · age 88 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Peter Geraint Mason Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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