3DPING LTD

💤Zombieactive
13540237 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-30
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£2.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £2,602

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 250% YoY
Current Assets
£948
↓ 2.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£520£1k£2k£2k£3kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£12.6k£10.7k
Current assets£948£968
Net assets£2.6k£743

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-11-25
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-10-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-06-19
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  8. 2023-04-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3DPING LTD
  10. 2021-07-30
    PETROV, Lev appointed
    director
  11. 2021-07-30
    📄
    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

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Lev Petrov
Individual · British · DOB 05/2002 · age 24
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/07/2021

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
Incorporated2021-07-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

7 Bell Yard
London
WC2A 2JR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PETROV, Lev
director · ~24y · appointed 2021-07-30
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Recent filings (13 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-30
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-07-30