3M TRADING LTD
🌱Startupactive
16285797 · ltd · incorporated 2025-03-02
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-13➕MODI, Asvin Ranchhoddas appointeddirector
- 2025-08-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-02🏢Company incorporatedAs 3M TRADING LTD
- 2025-03-02➕CHELANI, Mohit appointeddirector
- 2025-03-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Asvin Ranchhoddas Modi Individual · British · DOB 10/1946 · age 80 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 13/04/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Pilot Imports (Uk) Limitedceased 13/04/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-02 ENTERPRISES LTD→ 16728872 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 7 FRESH FOOD LTD→ 15705198 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 2BEE LUCKY LTD→ 11039063 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 2NDHANDCARPARTS LTD→ 16509887 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2PINKFLAMINGOS LIMITED→ 13011169 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 365 UK STORE LTD→ 15258683 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 3M PHARMA LIMITED→ 14597900 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 3YA LIMITED→ 16689225 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 KURDISTAN MEAT LIMITED→ 16831141 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4DOGGIES LIMITED→ 10349805 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 4K SAM LTD→ 16065830 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 7 DAYS BEST LTD→ 14734241 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Registered office
123 Scrooby Road
Bircotes
Doncaster
DN11 8AD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CHELANI, Mohit→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2025-03-02
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MODI, Asvin Ranchhoddas→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2026-04-13
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Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-03-02