3SDM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08039133 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-20
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45310
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
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
41 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-04-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-08-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-01-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-01
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2020-05-01
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-05-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-05-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-12-02
    ➕
    FERRETT, Dylan appointed
    director
  15. 2019-12-02
    ➖
    LLOYD, Jonathan Richard Steadman resigned
    director
  16. 2019-10-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-05-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-04-30
    ➖
    LU, Chih Ming resigned
    director
  19. 2019-01-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-11-24
    ➕
    LU, Chih Ming appointed
    director
  21. 2012-04-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3SDM LIMITED
  22. 2012-04-20
    ➕
    LLOYD, Jonathan Richard Steadman 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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Dylan Ferrett
Individual · British · DOB 05/1981 · age 45
——sig. influencesignificant influence02/12/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jonathan Richard Steadman Lloydceased 02/12/2019· 75-100% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Automotive · SO postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
A M HAMPSHIRE LTD→
13566336 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
A.R. VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LTD→
12269280 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————6y——
A&R AUTOMOBILES LTD→
11886227 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————7y——
ABEONA AUTO SERVICES LTD→
14241789 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
ABSOLUTE CAR CO LTD→
15741505 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
ACCUTEK LTD→
09336818 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
————11y——
AIR RESTORE LTD→
14618122 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————3y——
AKT COMMERCIALS LTD→
14525772 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
ALL CARS LIMITED→
06710676 · est 2008 · no financials extracted
————17y——
ALL CHARGED VEHICLES LTD→
13830078 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————4y——
ALRESFORD MOTOR SERVICES LIMITED→
04076723 · est 2000 · no financials extracted
————25y——
AMGTEC LTD→
15337139 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-04-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45310 — SIC 45310

Registered office

160 Wellworthy Road
Lymington
Hampshire
SO41 8JY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-08
Last: 2026-04-24

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

FERRETT, Dylan→
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LLOYD, Jonathan Richard Steadman→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-04-20 · resigned 2019-12-02
Resigned
LU, Chih Ming→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-11-24 · resigned 2019-04-30
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (41 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-18