3D EXPLORE LTD

💤Zombieactive
14497380 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-21
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 98000Residents property management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
12 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-09
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2024-12-06
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-12-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-12-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-12-06
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-12-05
    KHEIRY, Kheiry Ahmed Eltahier appointed
    director
  8. 2024-12-05
    HAMAD, Elharith resigned
    director
  9. 2024-02-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3D EXPLORE LTD
  11. 2022-11-21
    HAMAD, Elharith appointed
    director
  12. 2022-11-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-12-09: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kheiry Ahmed Eltahier Kheiry
Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
sig. influencesignificant influence05/12/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Elharith Hamadceased 05/12/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2022-11-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

62 Camden Road
London
NW1 9DR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KHEIRY, Kheiry Ahmed Eltahier
director · ~64y · appointed 2024-12-05
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Active
HAMAD, Elharith
director · ~43y · appointed 2022-11-21 · resigned 2024-12-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-11-21