3D COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING LTD
💤Zombieactive
10737360 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-24
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
£2.49M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £2,491,658
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£744k
Net Worth
£2.5m
↑ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£2.9m
↑ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.60M | £1.93M |
| Current assets | £2.88M | £2.18M |
| Cash | £743.6k | — |
| Debtors | £2.01M | — |
| Net assets | £2.49M | £1.71M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-07-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-24🏢Company incorporatedAs 3D COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING LTD
- 2017-04-24➕BUCKWELL, Liam appointeddirector
- 2017-04-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo 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 Liam Buckwell Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 24/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
New Barn 2 Chilgrove Road
Lavant
Chichester
West Sussex
PO18 9HP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
BUCKWELL, Liam→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2017-04-24
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 02/07/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-23