3D DESIGN SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive

05811152 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-09

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 May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	100	100

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-12-02
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accounts · AA
2024-11-28
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accounts · AA
2024-02-15
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accounts · AA
2023-01-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-14
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accounts · AA
2021-02-26
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accounts · AA
2020-01-29
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accounts · AA
2019-02-11
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accounts · AA
2018-01-23
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accounts · AA
2016-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-05-24
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-06-02
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annual-return · AR01
2015-03-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-06-04
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annual-return · AR01
2014-02-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2006-05-09
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Company incorporated
As 3D DESIGN SOLUTIONS LTD
2006-05-09
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RIETHER, Mary Ann appointed
secretary
2006-05-09
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SCOTT, Jason appointed
director
2006-05-09
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AOK SERVICE CENTRE LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2006-05-09
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AOK SERVICE CENTRE LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2006-05-09
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MCMANNERS, Thomas William appointed
director
2006-05-09
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MCMANNERS, Thomas William resigned
director

Owner dependency

93/100

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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Jason Scott Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2006-05-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

4 York Road

Camberley

Surrey

GU15 4HR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-15

Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

RIETHER, Mary Ann→

secretary · appointed 2006-05-09

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Active

SCOTT, Jason→

director · ~58y · appointed 2006-05-09

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Active

AOK SERVICE CENTRE LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-05-09 · resigned 2006-05-09

Resigned

MCMANNERS, Thomas William→

director · ~63y · appointed 2006-05-09 · resigned 2006-05-09

Resigned

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