3DD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02805090 · ltd · incorporated 1993-03-30
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£3
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74990Non-trading company
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £3

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3
~ YoY
Current Assets
£3
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1£1£2£2£3Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£3£3
Current assets£3—
Debtors£3£3
Net assets£3£3

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-08-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-08-07
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    MULLANE, Kevin Francis resigned
    director
  9. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2007-03-20
    ➕
    ATKINS, Lee Thomas appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-03-20
    ➖
    GIDDONS, Martin resigned
    secretary
  19. 2007-03-20
    ➖
    GIDDONS, Martin resigned
    director
  20. 1993-04-05
    ➕
    ATKINS, Lee Thomas appointed
    director
  21. 1993-04-05
    ➕
    GIDDONS, Martin appointed
    secretary
  22. 1993-04-05
    ➖
    ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1993-04-05
    ➕
    GIDDONS, Martin appointed
    director
  24. 1993-04-05
    ➕
    MULLANE, Kevin Francis appointed
    director
  25. 1993-04-05
    ➖
    ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1993-03-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3DD LIMITED
  27. 1993-03-30
    ➕
    ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1993-03-30
    ➕
    ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Lee Thomas Atkins
Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Kevin Francis Mullaneceased 07/08/2023· 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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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

11 Optima Park
Thames Road
Crayford
Kent
DA1 4QX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

ATKINS, Lee Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATKINS, Lee Thomas→
director · ~59y · appointed 1993-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIDDONS, Martin→
secretary · appointed 1993-04-05 · resigned 2007-03-20
Resigned
ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-03-30 · resigned 1993-04-05
Resigned
GIDDONS, Martin→
director · ~67y · appointed 1993-04-05 · resigned 2007-03-20
Resigned
MULLANE, Kevin Francis→
director · ~59y · appointed 1993-04-05 · resigned 2023-08-07
Resigned
ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-03-30 · resigned 1993-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25