3TECH ENGINEERING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13464762 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-18
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.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 2 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Bankability: 70 → 75
  • · Filings: 18 → 19
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 2 positive signals vs 0 negative.

  • Bankability: 7075
  • Filings: 1819
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
  • 63110Data processing, hosting and related activities
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 4 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
19 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,786

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 1030% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↑ 42% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£3k£5k£6k£8kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£4.5k£2.7k
Current assets£7.6k£5.3k
Net assets£1.8k£158

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-02-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-02-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-02-15
    TING, Yuen Man resigned
    director
  5. 2025-10-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-10-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-10-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-10-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-03-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2021-08-16
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  15. 2021-06-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3TECH ENGINEERING LIMITED
  16. 2021-06-18
    LAM, Yat Ming appointed
    director
  17. 2021-06-18
    TING, Yuen Man appointed
    director
  18. 2021-06-18
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    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
Mr Yat Ming Lam
Individual · Hong Konger · DOB 08/1974 · age 52
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/06/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Yuen Man Tingceased 15/02/2026· 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
Incorporated2021-06-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

7 Bell Yard
London
London
WC2A 2JR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-01
Last: 2026-06-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LAM, Yat Ming
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-06-18
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Active
TING, Yuen Man
director · ~35y · appointed 2021-06-18 · resigned 2026-02-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31