3DD PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05515560 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-21
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
£894.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — 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
25 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 20.4y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.4 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
25 charges (25/25 with lender, 25/25 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
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
116 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £894,740
Very low cash
Cash position: £87
Net assets shrinking
Down £132,424 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 98% YoY
Cash YoY
-98%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£87
↓ 98% YoY
Net Worth
£895k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↑ 67% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £894.7k | £1.03M |
| Current assets | £1.28M | £766.1k |
| Cash | £87 | £3.9k |
| Debtors | £2.1k | £21.3k |
| Net assets | £894.7k | £1.03M |
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
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (83 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-05-22➖SAVILLE, Dominic Troy resignedsecretary
- 2026-03-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-13➖SAVILLE, Dominic Troy resigneddirector
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-27📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-05-26🔒Charge registered #25Lender: Tc Security Trustee Limited
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-08-06📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-08-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-08-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2020-07-31➖QUINTERO, Zuly Zareth Baez resignedsecretary
- 2020-07-31➕SAVILLE, Dominic Troy appointedsecretary
- 2019-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-06-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-06-19🔓Charge satisfied #23
- 2019-06-19🔓Charge satisfied #22
- 2019-06-17🔒Charge registered #24Lender: Tc Loans Ii Limited
- 2019-04-01➖BENTLEY, Jennifer resignedsecretary
- 2019-04-01➕QUINTERO, Zuly Zareth Baez appointedsecretary
- 2018-12-19🔒Charge registered #23Lender: Thincats Participations Limited (Crn 09510880) (Acting as Security Trustee for the Lender Members)
- 2018-03-26🔓Charge satisfied #21
- 2018-03-26🔓Charge satisfied #20
- 2018-03-26🔓Charge satisfied #19
- 2018-03-26🔓Charge satisfied #18
- 2018-03-26🔓Charge satisfied #17
- 2018-03-26🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2018-03-26🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2018-03-26🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2018-03-26🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2018-03-26🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2018-03-26🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2018-03-26🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2018-03-26🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2018-03-20🔒Charge registered #22Lender: Thincats Participations Limited
- 2017-11-24🔒Charge registered #21Lender: Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
- 2017-09-22🔓Charge satisfied #16
- 2017-09-22🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2017-09-20🔒Charge registered #20Lender: Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
- 2017-06-22🔒Charge registered #19Lender: Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
- 2017-02-16🔒Charge registered #18Lender: Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
Showing most recent 50 of 83 events
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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 21 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
mediumMultiple 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
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
3dd Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
3dd Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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3DD PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
This company · 05515560
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3dd Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-07-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities
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: 2026-06-13
Last: 2025-05-30
Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)
SAVILLE, Lynda Ann→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2015-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BENTLEY, Jennifer→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-12-14 · resigned 2019-04-01
QUINTERO, Zuly Zareth Baez→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2020-07-31
SAVILLE, Dominic Troy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2020-07-31 · resigned 2026-05-22
KENSINGTON (SECRETARIAL & REGISTRAR) SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-07-21 · resigned 2007-04-12
HIGGIE, Andrew Stuart Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2006-03-13 · resigned 2007-06-15
SAVILLE, Dominic Troy→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2006-03-13 · resigned 2026-03-13
KENSINGTON NOMINEE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2005-07-21 · resigned 2006-03-13
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
25
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:25 of 25 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | 19/12/2018 | 19/06/2019 | |
| satisfied | Thincats Participations Thincats Participations Limited | A registered charge | 5 properties | 20/03/2018 | 19/06/2019 | |
| satisfied | Thincats Loan Syndicates Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited | A registered charge | 7 properties | 24/11/2017 | 26/03/2018 | |
| satisfied | Thincats Loan Syndicates Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited | A registered charge | 8 properties | 20/09/2017 | 26/03/2018 | |
| satisfied | Thincats Loan Syndicates Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/06/2017 | 26/03/2018 | |
| satisfied | Thincats Loan Syndicates Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited | A registered charge | 6 properties | 16/02/2017 | 26/03/2018 | |
| satisfied | Thincats Loan Syndicates Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited | A registered charge | 7 properties | 15/11/2016 | 26/03/2018 | |
| satisfied | Thincats Loan Syndicates Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited | A registered charge | — | 24/06/2016 | 22/09/2017 | |
| satisfied | Thincats Loan Syndicates Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited | A registered charge | — | 22/02/2016 | 26/03/2018 | |
| satisfied | Thincats Loan Syndicates Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited | A registered charge | — | 05/11/2015 | 26/03/2018 | |
| satisfied | Thincats Loan Syndicates Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited | A registered charge | — | 28/07/2015 | 26/03/2018 | |
| satisfied | Thincats Loan Syndicates Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited | A registered charge | — | 27/05/2015 | 26/03/2018 | |
| satisfied | Thincats Loan Syndicates Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited | A registered charge | — | 02/03/2015 | 26/03/2018 | |
| satisfied | Thincats Loan Syndicates Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited | A registered charge | — | 23/10/2014 | 26/03/2018 | |
| satisfied | Thincats Loan Syndicates Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited | A registered charge | — | 06/08/2014 | 26/03/2018 | |
| satisfied | Thincats Loan Syndicates Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/03/2014 | 26/03/2018 | |
| satisfied | Thincats Loan Syndicates Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/02/2014 | 22/09/2017 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Coutts & Co | Deed of security assignment and charge | 1 property | 11/08/2011 | 25/10/2013 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Coutts & Co | Deed of security assignment and charge | 1 property | 28/07/2011 | 25/10/2013 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Coutts & Co | Deed of security assignment and charge | 1 property | 16/06/2011 | 25/10/2013 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Coutts & Company | Fixed charge over intellectual property rights | 1 property | 15/06/2011 | 25/10/2013 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Coutts & Co | Third party charge | 1 property | 17/12/2010 | 25/10/2013 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Coutts & Company | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 20/01/2006 | 25/10/2013 |
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Recent filings (116 total)
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-05-23
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-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
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-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-27
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-03