3D FITTED FURNITURE LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14727184 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-13
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of office and shop furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 31020SIC 31020
  • 31090Manufacture of other furniture
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 employees200200

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

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

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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 (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-11
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    change-person-director-company
    officers · CH01
  4. 2023-10-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-10-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-06-22
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-05-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-05-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-05-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-05-03
    LYTTON, Jane Mary appointed
    director
  11. 2023-03-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3D FITTED FURNITURE LTD
  12. 2023-03-13
    LYTTON, Christopher John appointed
    director
  13. 2023-03-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

81/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-26

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Lytton
Individual · British · DOB 12/1951 · age 75
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/03/2023

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
Incorporated2023-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31010 — Manufacture of office and shop furniture

Registered office

Lifford Hall Lifford Lane
Kings Norton
Birmingham
West Midlands
B30 3JN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-26OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-12

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

LYTTON, Christopher John
director · ~75y · appointed 2023-03-13
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Active
LYTTON, Jane Mary
director · ~73y · appointed 2023-05-03
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Recent filings (12 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
change-person-director-company
officers · CH01
2023-10-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-13