3T COILS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05150676 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-10
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28250
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
58 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-20
    ➕
    THOMSEN, Anders Gudme appointed
    secretary
  9. 2020-08-20
    ➖
    PEARSON, Iain resigned
    secretary
  10. 2020-08-20
    ➖
    PEARSON, Iain resigned
    director
  11. 2020-08-20
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2020-08-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-08-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2020-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2004-06-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 3T COILS LIMITED
  20. 2004-06-10
    ➕
    THOMSEN, Anders Gudme appointed
    director
  21. 2004-06-10
    ➕
    PEARSON, Iain appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-06-10
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-06-10
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-06-10
    ➕
    PEARSON, Iain appointed
    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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — 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 66. 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anders Gudme Thomsen
Individual · Danish · DOB 03/1960 · age 66
——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
Incorporated2004-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28250 — SIC 28250

Registered office

C/O Thermal Transfer Technology
Ltd, Hall Dene Way
Seaham Grange Industrial Estate
Seaham
SR7 0PU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

THOMSEN, Anders Gudme→
secretary · appointed 2020-08-20
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Active
THOMSEN, Anders Gudme→
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-06-10
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Active
PEARSON, Iain→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-10 · resigned 2020-08-20
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-06-10 · resigned 2004-06-10
Resigned
PEARSON, Iain→
director · ~69y · appointed 2004-06-10 · resigned 2020-08-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-06
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-08-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-08-20