3DD HOLDINGS LTD

💤Zombieactive
05102800 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-15
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 2025
Net worth
£-9.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed dormant / non-trading — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

21 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 20.6y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
21 charges (21/21 with lender, 21/21 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
130 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £9,072

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£9k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£9k-£9k-£9k-£9k-£9k-£9kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-9.1k£-9.1k
Debtors£22.8k£22.8k
Net assets£-9.1k£-9.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (78 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2026-05-22
    ➖
    SAVILLE, Dominic Troy resigned
    secretary
  3. 2026-05-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-03-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-03-13
    ➖
    SAVILLE, Dominic Troy resigned
    director
  6. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-03-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-03-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-05-26
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2022-05-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-05-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2022-05-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2022-05-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2022-05-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-06-03
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  20. 2021-05-26
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    Charge registered #21
    Lender: Tc Security Trustee Limited
  21. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-07-31
    ➖
    QUINTERO, Zuly Zareth Baez resigned
    secretary
  23. 2020-07-31
    ➕
    SAVILLE, Dominic Troy appointed
    secretary
  24. 2019-06-19
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #19
  25. 2019-06-19
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #18
  26. 2019-06-17
    🔒
    Charge registered #20
    Lender: Tc Loans Ii Limited
  27. 2019-04-01
    ➖
    BENTLEY, Jennifer resigned
    secretary
  28. 2019-04-01
    ➕
    QUINTERO, Zuly Zareth Baez appointed
    secretary
  29. 2018-12-19
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    Charge registered #19
    Lender: Thincats Participations Limited (Crn 09510880) (Acting as Security Trustee for the Lender Members)
  30. 2018-03-28
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    Charge satisfied #8
  31. 2018-03-26
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #17
  32. 2018-03-26
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #16
  33. 2018-03-26
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #15
  34. 2018-03-26
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    Charge satisfied #14
  35. 2018-03-26
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    Charge satisfied #13
  36. 2018-03-26
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    Charge satisfied #11
  37. 2018-03-26
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    Charge satisfied #10
  38. 2018-03-26
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    Charge satisfied #9
  39. 2018-03-26
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    Charge satisfied #7
  40. 2018-03-26
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    Charge satisfied #6
  41. 2018-03-26
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    Charge satisfied #5
  42. 2018-03-26
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    Charge satisfied #4
  43. 2018-03-20
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    Charge registered #18
    Lender: Thincats Participations Limited
  44. 2017-11-24
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    Charge registered #17
    Lender: Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
  45. 2017-09-22
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    Charge satisfied #12
  46. 2017-09-22
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    Charge satisfied #3
  47. 2017-09-20
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    Charge registered #16
    Lender: Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
  48. 2017-06-22
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    Charge registered #15
    Lender: Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
  49. 2017-02-16
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    Charge registered #14
    Lender: Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
  50. 2016-11-15
    🔒
    Charge registered #13
    Lender: Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
Showing most recent 50 of 78 events

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

2 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: SAVILLE, Dominic Troy resigned 2026-05-22; SAVILLE, Dominic Troy resigned 2026-03-13

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lynda Ann Saville
Individual · British · DOB 05/1949 · age 77
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/03/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Dominic Troy Savilleceased 18/03/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Suite 3.20 344-354 Gray's Inn Road
London
WC1X 8BP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-04
Last: 2026-05-21

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

SAVILLE, Lynda Ann→
director · ~77y · appointed 2015-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENTLEY, Jennifer→
secretary · appointed 2005-12-14 · resigned 2019-04-01
Resigned
QUINTERO, Zuly Zareth Baez→
secretary · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2020-07-31
Resigned
SAVILLE, Dominic Troy→
secretary · appointed 2020-07-31 · resigned 2026-05-22
Resigned
KENSINGTON (SECRETARIAL & REGISTRAR) SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-04-15 · resigned 2007-04-12
Resigned
HIGGIE, Andrew Stuart Charles→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-05-12 · resigned 2007-06-15
Resigned
LORBER, Richard→
director · ~80y · appointed 2006-05-12 · resigned 2007-05-31
Resigned
SAVILLE, Dominic Troy→
director · ~68y · appointed 2006-02-14 · resigned 2026-03-13
Resigned
VON AHLEFELDT, Lara→
director · ~58y · appointed 2006-02-14 · resigned 2009-03-27
Resigned
KENSINGTON NOMINEE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2004-04-15 · resigned 2006-02-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

21
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:21 of 21 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Tc Security Trustee
Tc Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—26/05/2021—
outstanding
Tc Loans Ii
Tc Loans Ii Limited
A registered charge—17/06/2019—
satisfied
Thincats Participations (Crn 09510880) (Acting as Security Trustee for the Lender Members)
Thincats Participations Limited (Crn 09510880) (Acting as Security Trustee for the Lender Members)
A registered charge—19/12/201819/06/2019
satisfied
Thincats Participations
Thincats Participations Limited
A registered charge5 properties20/03/201819/06/2019
satisfied
Thincats Loan Syndicates
Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
A registered charge8 properties24/11/201726/03/2018
satisfied
Thincats Loan Syndicates
Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
A registered charge8 properties20/09/201726/03/2018
satisfied
Thincats Loan Syndicates
Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
A registered charge1 property22/06/201726/03/2018
satisfied
Thincats Loan Syndicates
Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
A registered charge6 properties16/02/201726/03/2018
satisfied
Thincats Loan Syndicates
Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
A registered charge7 properties15/11/201626/03/2018
satisfied
Thincats Loan Syndicates
Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
A registered charge—24/06/201622/09/2017
satisfied
Thincats Loan Syndicates
Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
A registered charge—22/02/201626/03/2018
satisfied
Thincats Loan Syndicates
Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
A registered charge—05/11/201526/03/2018
satisfied
Thincats Loan Syndicates
Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
A registered charge—28/07/201526/03/2018
satisfied
Thincats Loan Syndicates
Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
A registered charge—27/05/201528/03/2018
satisfied
Thincats Loan Syndicates
Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
A registered charge—02/03/201526/03/2018
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Thincats Loan Syndicates
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A registered charge—23/10/201426/03/2018
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Recent filings (130 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-27