3DI POWER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03787191 · ltd · incorporated 1999-06-10
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

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-22
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    CONNOLLY, John Edward Patrick resigned
    director
  3. 2026-01-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-03-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-03-02
    ➖
    SOMERS, Michael Lawrence resigned
    director
  6. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-07
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2021-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-17
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    capital · SH01
  13. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-10
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    address · AD01
  15. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-06-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2017-06-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2015-11-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: University of East Anglia, as Operator of the Low Carbon Innovation Fund
  20. 2008-03-31
    ➖
    COOPER, Neil Peter resigned
    director
  21. 2005-07-15
    ➕
    KYBIRD, Robert George appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-07-15
    ➖
    RHODES, Ruth Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  23. 2005-02-23
    ➖
    BEACH, Jeremy resigned
    director
  24. 2004-03-26
    ➕
    BEACH, Jeremy appointed
    director
  25. 2004-03-26
    ➕
    CONNOLLY, John Edward Patrick appointed
    director
  26. 2004-03-26
    ➕
    COOPER, Neil Peter appointed
    director
  27. 2004-03-26
    ➕
    SOMERS, Michael Lawrence appointed
    director
  28. 1999-06-11
    ➕
    KYBIRD, Robert George appointed
    director
  29. 1999-06-11
    ➕
    RHODES, Ruth Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  30. 1999-06-11
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1999-06-11
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1999-06-11
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1999-06-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 3DI POWER LIMITED
  34. 1999-06-10
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1999-06-10
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 1999-06-10
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Lord Patrick Vavasseur Fisher
Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Robert George Kybird
Individual · British · DOB 10/1952 · age 74
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Registered office

48 Vicarage Road
Thetford
Norfolk
IP24 2LR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

KYBIRD, Robert George→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KYBIRD, Robert George→
director · ~74y · appointed 1999-06-11
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Active
RHODES, Ruth Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-11 · resigned 2005-07-15
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-06-10 · resigned 1999-06-11
Resigned
BEACH, Jeremy→
director · ~75y · appointed 2004-03-26 · resigned 2005-02-23
Resigned
CONNOLLY, John Edward Patrick→
director · ~83y · appointed 2004-03-26 · resigned 2026-01-22
Resigned
COOPER, Neil Peter→
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-03-26 · resigned 2008-03-31
Resigned
SOMERS, Michael Lawrence→
director · ~89y · appointed 2004-03-26 · resigned 2025-03-02
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-06-10 · resigned 1999-06-11
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-06-10 · resigned 1999-06-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
University of East Anglia, as Operator of the Low Carbon Innovation Fund
A registered charge—09/11/2015—
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Recent filings (99 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-29