2D DEVELOPMENTS NW LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12362875 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-13
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-30➕DICKINSON, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2022-10-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-15➖DICKINSON, Christopher John resigneddirector
- 2022-10-07✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-10-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-01➕DICKINSON, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2022-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-02-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-13🏢Company incorporatedAs 2D DEVELOPMENTS NW LIMITED
- 2019-12-13➕DICKINSON, James Edward appointeddirector
- 2019-12-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr James Edward Dickinson Individual · British · DOB 11/1984 · age 42 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 13/12/2019 |
Mr Christopher John Dickinson Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/12/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Registered office
Unit 16 Eastway Business Village Olivers Place
Fulwood
Preston
PR2 9WT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
DICKINSON, Christopher John→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2022-10-30
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DICKINSON, James Edward→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2019-12-13
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DICKINSON, Christopher John→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2022-10-01 · resigned 2022-10-15
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Recent filings (21 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-10-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-25