3D CREATE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06131234 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-28
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£154
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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 (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £154
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,985 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£154
↓ 98% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£10k£13k£16kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£154£8.1k
Current assets£10.6k£16.1k
Net assets£154£8.1k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
    ➖
    REES, Anna resigned
    director
  2. 2026-04-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-11-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-11-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-05-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-03-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-09-09
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-08-31
    ➕
    REES, Matthew John appointed
    director
  17. 2019-08-31
    ➖
    WORMSLEY, Neil resigned
    director
  18. 2019-05-24
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2019-05-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-05-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2019-04-06
    ➕
    REES, Anna appointed
    director
  22. 2019-02-28
    ➖
    REES, Anna Louise resigned
    secretary
  23. 2019-02-28
    ➖
    REES, Matthew John resigned
    director
  24. 2019-02-28
    ➕
    WORMSLEY, Neil appointed
    director
  25. 2007-02-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3D CREATE LIMITED
  26. 2007-02-28
    ➕
    REES, Anna Louise appointed
    secretary
  27. 2007-02-28
    ➕
    REES, Matthew John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Matthew Rees
Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-02-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

25a Goose Street
Beckington
Frome
Somerset
BA11 6SS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

REES, Matthew John→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REES, Anna Louise→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-28 · resigned 2019-02-28
Resigned
REES, Anna→
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-04-06 · resigned 2026-04-24
Resigned
REES, Matthew John→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-02-28 · resigned 2019-02-28
Resigned
WORMSLEY, Neil→
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-02-28 · resigned 2019-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-01