3D PLANNING DESIGN (SOUTH LONDON) LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14999924 · ltd · incorporated 2023-07-12
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
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 capital
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  2. 2025-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-08
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-02
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2024-07-23
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-07-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-07-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3D PLANNING DESIGN (SOUTH LONDON) LTD
  9. 2023-07-12
    POWELL, Edward Dominic appointed
    director
  10. 2023-07-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-10-02: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Emily Jayne Powell
Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52
2550%
25-50% shares01/07/2024
Mr Edward Dominic Powell
Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control12/07/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Charles Waltonceased 01/07/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2023-07-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

18 Porter Avenue
Kings Hill
West Malling
ME19 4QN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

POWELL, Edward Dominic
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-07-12
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Recent filings (10 total)

capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-07-12