AB3D DESIGNS LTD

💤Zombieactive
13838016 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-10
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 steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 11 → 12
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 1112
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
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
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-312024-01-31

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-13
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2023-11-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-06-07
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2022-01-10
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    Company incorporated
    As AB3D DESIGNS LTD
  9. 2022-01-10
    STONE, Arron Paul appointed
    secretary
  10. 2022-01-10
    STONE, Arron Paul appointed
    director
  11. 2022-01-10
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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 Arron Paul Stone
Individual · British · DOB 04/1994 · age 32
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/01/2022

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
Incorporated2022-01-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC16230 — Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery

Registered office

511 Bloxwich Road
Walsall
WS3 2XA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

STONE, Arron Paul
secretary · appointed 2022-01-10
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Active
STONE, Arron Paul
director · ~32y · appointed 2022-01-10
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Active

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Recent filings (12 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-11-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-06-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-01-10