3D INSULATION HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10695643 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-28
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees1100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-08
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-01-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC07
  6. 2022-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-14
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    capital · SH06
  8. 2022-10-14
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    capital · SH03
  9. 2022-09-09
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  10. 2022-09-09
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    capital · SH03
  11. 2022-08-09
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  12. 2022-08-09
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  13. 2022-07-11
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  14. 2022-07-11
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    capital · SH03
  15. 2022-05-31
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  16. 2022-05-31
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  17. 2022-05-09
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  18. 2022-05-09
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  19. 2022-05-09
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  20. 2022-05-09
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    capital · SH03
  21. 2022-05-09
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    capital · SH03
  22. 2021-07-02
    RODDY, David Bernard resigned
    director
  23. 2017-03-28
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    Company incorporated
    As 3D INSULATION HOLDINGS LIMITED
  24. 2017-03-28
    STOCKTON, David appointed
    director
  25. 2017-03-28
    RODDY, David Bernard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Stockton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting28/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Bernard Roddyceased 29/12/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2017-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

22/22a Moss Lane Industrial Estate Moss Lane
Royton
Oldham
Lancashire
OL2 6HR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

STOCKTON, David
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-03-28
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Active
RODDY, David Bernard
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-03-28 · resigned 2021-07-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-09
second-filing-cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC07
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-10-14
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-10-14
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-09-09
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-09-09
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-08-09