3D STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11266983 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-21
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 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public relations and communications activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees0400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-12-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2018-06-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2018-03-21
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    Company incorporated
    As 3D STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS LTD
  13. 2018-03-21
    SISEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2018-03-21
    CANNON, Kell appointed
    director
  15. 2018-03-21
    DIBIASI, Cynthia appointed
    director
  16. 2018-03-21
    DIBIASI, James appointed
    director
  17. 2018-03-21
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-03

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70210 — Public relations and communications activities

Registered office

21 Holborn Viaduct
London
EC1A 2DY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-03OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-20

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

SISEC LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-03-21
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Active
CANNON, Kell
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-03-21
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Active
DIBIASI, Cynthia
director · ~69y · appointed 2018-03-21
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Active
DIBIASI, James
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-03-21
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Active

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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-20
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2018-12-18