3 D LAND LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02991471 · ltd · incorporated 1994-11-17
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (76/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-29➖KNIGHT, Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2025-10-29📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 1996-11-14➕KNIGHT, Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 1996-11-14➖FNCS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1994-11-17🏢Company incorporatedAs 3 D LAND LIMITED
- 1994-11-17➕KNIGHT, Timothy Paul appointeddirector
- 1994-11-17➕JONES, Kathryn Louise appointednominee-secretary
- 1994-11-17➖JONES, Kathryn Louise resignednominee-secretary
- 1994-11-17➕FNCS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1994-11-17➕STEPHENS, Graham Robertson appointednominee-director
- 1994-11-17➖STEPHENS, Graham Robertson resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Timothy Paul Knight Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-11-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
9 Boxhill Way
Strood Green
Betchworth
Surrey
RH3 7HY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
KNIGHT, Timothy Paul→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 1994-11-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JONES, Kathryn Louise→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1994-11-17 · resigned 1994-11-17
KNIGHT, Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-11-14 · resigned 2025-10-29
FNCS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1994-11-17 · resigned 1996-11-14
STEPHENS, Graham Robertson→
Resignednominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1994-11-17 · resigned 1994-11-17
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Recent filings (69 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-08-26