3 D TRANSPORT (BERWICK) LTD

🌳Matureactive

07313197 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-13

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 10.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Freight transport by road

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.0y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 10.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

46 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	12	1300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2025-12-17
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accounts · AA
2024-10-01
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accounts · AA
2023-12-21
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accounts · AA
2022-10-19
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accounts · AA
2021-12-13
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accounts · AA
2021-01-21
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accounts · AA
2020-05-13
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mortgage · MR01
2020-05-08
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
2019-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-14
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accounts · AA
2018-07-13
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officers · TM01
2018-07-13
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officers · TM01
2018-07-13
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officers · TM02
2018-07-13
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officers · CH01
2018-07-10
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DOUGLAS, Carolyn Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2018-07-10
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DOUGLAS, Carolyn Elizabeth resigned
director
2018-07-10
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DOUGLAS, William Johnston resigned
director
2018-07-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-07-09
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officers · CH01
2018-06-28
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officers · CH01
2018-06-28
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officers · CH01
2016-04-08
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2010-07-13
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Company incorporated
As 3 D TRANSPORT (BERWICK) LTD
2010-07-13
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DOUGLAS, Graeme William appointed
director
2010-07-13
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DOUGLAS, Ian Anthony appointed
director
2010-07-13
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DOUGLAS, James Andrew appointed
director
2010-07-13
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DOUGLAS, Carolyn Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2010-07-13
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DOUGLAS, Carolyn Elizabeth appointed
director
2010-07-13
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DOUGLAS, William Johnston appointed
director

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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.)

Group structure

3 D Contract Services Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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3 D Contract Services Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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3 D TRANSPORT (BERWICK) LTD

This company · 07313197

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
3 D Contract Services Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2010-07-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

17 Walkergate

Berwick-Upon-Tweed

Northumberland

TD15 1DJ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-08

Last: 2025-06-24

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

DOUGLAS, Graeme William→

director · ~44y · appointed 2010-07-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DOUGLAS, Ian Anthony→

director · ~39y · appointed 2010-07-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DOUGLAS, James Andrew→

director · ~47y · appointed 2010-07-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DOUGLAS, Carolyn Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2010-07-13 · resigned 2018-07-10

Resigned

DOUGLAS, Carolyn Elizabeth→

director · ~72y · appointed 2010-07-13 · resigned 2018-07-10

Resigned

DOUGLAS, William Johnston→

director · ~74y · appointed 2010-07-13 · resigned 2018-07-10

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited	A registered charge	—	08/05/2020	—
	outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	08/04/2016	—

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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-10-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-10-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-12-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-06-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-01-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-07-07

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2020-05-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2019-12-13

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2019-07-08