3D MEASURE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04920352 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-03
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
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£2.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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, 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, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
73 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,718

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£6k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£6kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£2.7k£2.7k
Current assets£6.4k£6.4k
Net assets£2.7k£2.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-08-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2018-07-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2018-06-29
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2018-06-29
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    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  13. 2018-04-26
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  14. 2018-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-26
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    capital · SH03
  16. 2018-03-08
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-10-31
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    ROCK, Angus James resigned
    director
  18. 2017-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2011-10-03
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    ROCK, Alan, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  20. 2011-10-02
    ➖
    CSCS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2005-05-23
    ➕
    ROCK, Angus James appointed
    director
  22. 2003-10-07
    ➕
    ROCK, Alan George appointed
    director
  23. 2003-10-07
    ➕
    CSCS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2003-10-07
    ➖
    TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-10-07
    ➖
    TEMPLES (COMPANY SERVICES) LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2003-10-03
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    Company incorporated
    As 3D MEASURE LIMITED
  27. 2003-10-03
    ➕
    TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-10-03
    ➕
    TEMPLES (COMPANY SERVICES) LTD 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 Alan George Rock
Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Registered office

Innovation Centre Warwick Technology Park
Gallows Hill
Warwick
CV34 6UW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

ROCK, Alan, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 2011-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROCK, Alan George→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CSCS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-10-07 · resigned 2011-10-02
Resigned
TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-03 · resigned 2003-10-07
Resigned
ROCK, Angus James→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-05-23 · resigned 2017-10-31
Resigned
TEMPLES (COMPANY SERVICES) LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-03 · resigned 2003-10-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-20