3D EDUCATION LTD

💤Zombieactive
13204230 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-16
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Average employees200400

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
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-05
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2025-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-06-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-06-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-06-01
    CAMPBELL, Ryan Jerome resigned
    director
  9. 2024-06-01
    CHOCQUEEL MANGAN, Jonathan, Dr resigned
    director
  10. 2024-06-01
    IRVING, Kristian resigned
    director
  11. 2024-01-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-01-22
    IRVING, Kristian appointed
    director
  13. 2024-01-19
    CAMPBELL, Ryan Jerome appointed
    director
  14. 2024-01-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2024-01-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2024-01-01
    CHOCQUEEL MANGAN, Jonathan, Dr appointed
    director
  17. 2023-11-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-04-10
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2022-04-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-01-23
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2021-02-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3D EDUCATION LTD
  22. 2021-02-16
    FARNHAM, Melissa Joelle appointed
    director
  23. 2021-02-16
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Melissa Joelle Farnham
Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/02/2021

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
Incorporated2021-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

16 Littlefield Road
Alton
GU34 2DJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

FARNHAM, Melissa Joelle
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-02-16
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Active
CAMPBELL, Ryan Jerome
director · ~53y · appointed 2024-01-19 · resigned 2024-06-01
Resigned
CHOCQUEEL MANGAN, Jonathan, Dr
director · ~57y · appointed 2024-01-01 · resigned 2024-06-01
Resigned
IRVING, Kristian
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-01-22 · resigned 2024-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-14
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-26