3 D CLOSURES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04588191 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-12
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£217.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £217,788
Cash YoY
+34%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£11k
↑ 34% YoY
Net Worth
£218k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £225.2k | £224.3k |
| Current assets | £11.2k | £8.2k |
| Cash | £10.9k | £8.1k |
| Debtors | £280 | £138 |
| Net assets | £217.8k | £216.9k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-17📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2026-03-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-11➖CLIFFEN, Jack Peter resigneddirector
- 2026-03-11➖CLIFFEN, Thomas Peter resigneddirector
- 2025-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-02📄undefined · ANNOTATION
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-28📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2020-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-10-26📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2017-07-01➕CLIFFEN, Jack Peter appointeddirector
- 2017-07-01➕CLIFFEN, Thomas Peter appointeddirector
- 2002-11-12🏢Company incorporatedAs 3 D CLOSURES LIMITED
- 2002-11-12➕CLIFFEN, Laura appointedsecretary
- 2002-11-12➕CLIFFEN, Peter Malcolm appointeddirector
- 2002-11-12➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-11-12➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-11-12➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-11-12➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: CLIFFEN, Jack Peter resigned 2026-03-11; CLIFFEN, Thomas Peter resigned 2026-03-11
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peter Malcolm Cliffen Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/03/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Peter Malcolm Cliffenceased 11/07/2017· 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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-11-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
1349/1353 London Road
Leigh-On-Sea
Essex
SS9 2AB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
CLIFFEN, Peter Malcolm→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2002-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-12 · resigned 2002-11-12
CLIFFEN, Jack Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~31y · appointed 2017-07-01 · resigned 2026-03-11
CLIFFEN, Thomas Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2017-07-01 · resigned 2026-03-11
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-11-12 · resigned 2002-11-12
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Recent filings (70 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-17
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2026-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
· ANNOTATION
2023-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-29