3D LIFEPRINTS UK LTD

🌳Matureactive
09514155 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£1.73M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32500
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 12 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,729,454

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£92k
Net Worth
£1.7m
Current Assets
£1.8m
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-31
Total assets£1.74M
Current assets£1.76M
Cash£92.2k
Debtors£1.67M
Net assets£1.73M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-02-01
    THIEL, Carsten Frank appointed
    director
  4. 2025-10-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-09-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2025-09-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-09-01
    ELLINGWORTH, Peter resigned
    director
  9. 2025-05-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2025-04-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2025-04-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2025-04-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2025-03-25
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  14. 2025-03-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2025-03-12
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2025-03-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2025-03-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2025-03-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2025-03-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2025-03-07
    KUMAR, Dev, Dr. appointed
    director
  21. 2025-03-07
    MORTON, Ross Jonas appointed
    director
  22. 2025-02-28
    FIELDING, Jacqueline resigned
    director
  23. 2025-02-28
    PARAZYNSKI, Scott Edward, Dr resigned
    director
  24. 2025-02-28
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  25. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2024-01-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2023-12-16
    DOUGLAS, Andrew Kenneth Wissett resigned
    director
  28. 2021-10-24
    PARAZYNSKI, Scott Edward, Dr appointed
    director
  29. 2020-06-29
    FIELDING, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  30. 2018-11-13
    DOUGLAS, Andrew Kenneth Wissett appointed
    director
  31. 2018-11-13
    ELLINGWORTH, Peter appointed
    director
  32. 2018-11-13
    LLOYD DAVIES, Alexandra Jane resigned
    director
  33. 2018-11-13
    TURNER, Harold Stuart resigned
    director
  34. 2017-06-08
    LLOYD DAVIES, Alexandra Jane appointed
    director
  35. 2017-06-08
    TURNER, Harold Stuart appointed
    director
  36. 2016-02-22
    FOTHERINGHAM, Paul William appointed
    director
  37. 2015-07-13
    FOTHERINGHAM, Paul William resigned
    director
  38. 2015-05-07
    FOTHERINGHAM, Paul William appointed
    director
  39. 2015-03-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3D LIFEPRINTS UK LTD
  40. 2015-03-27
    PINCHBECK, Henry James Macdonald appointed
    director

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32500 — SIC 32500

Registered office

The Innovation Hub Alder Hey Children's Nhs Foundation Trust
Eaton Road, West Derby
Liverpool
Merseyside
L12 2AP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (5 active · 7 resigned)

FOTHERINGHAM, Paul William
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KUMAR, Dev, Dr.
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORTON, Ross Jonas
director · ~32y · appointed 2025-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PINCHBECK, Henry James Macdonald
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THIEL, Carsten Frank
director · ~63y · appointed 2026-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOUGLAS, Andrew Kenneth Wissett
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-11-13 · resigned 2023-12-16
Resigned
ELLINGWORTH, Peter
director · ~69y · appointed 2018-11-13 · resigned 2025-09-01
Resigned
FIELDING, Jacqueline
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-06-29 · resigned 2025-02-28
Resigned
FOTHERINGHAM, Paul William
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-05-07 · resigned 2015-07-13
Resigned
LLOYD DAVIES, Alexandra Jane
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-06-08 · resigned 2018-11-13
Resigned
PARAZYNSKI, Scott Edward, Dr
director · ~65y · appointed 2021-10-24 · resigned 2025-02-28
Resigned
TURNER, Harold Stuart
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-06-08 · resigned 2018-11-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-04
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-03-25