3BUILD LTD

🌳Matureactive
09434088 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-11
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
28 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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-02-28

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-12-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-11-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-11-20
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    officers · CH01
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    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-11-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-02-11
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    Company incorporated
    As 3BUILD LTD
  17. 2015-02-11
    ➕
    BAPTIST, Mark appointed
    director
  18. 2015-02-11
    ➕
    DAWSON, David Wayne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Mr David Wayne Dawson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Mark Baptist
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
25–50%
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
Incorporated2015-02-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

1 Fenton Grange
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN1 5AD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BAPTIST, Mark→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-02-11
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Active
DAWSON, David Wayne→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-02-11
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Active

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17