3DGN LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15170298 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-27
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£10.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 42120
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 42990Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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, 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £10,224
Cash YoY
+78%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£19k
↑ 78% YoY
Net Worth
£10k
↑ 66% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £10.2k | £6.1k |
| Current assets | £19.1k | — |
| Cash | £19.1k | £10.7k |
| Net assets | £10.2k | £6.1k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-02📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-27🏢Company incorporatedAs 3DGN LTD
- 2023-09-27➕BIRCHALL, Joseph Gregg appointeddirector
- 2023-09-27➕GRAHAM, Nicola Joanne appointeddirector
- 2023-09-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Joseph Gregg Birchall Individual · English · DOB 05/1985 · age 41 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/09/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Nicola Joanne Grahamceased 01/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Miss Nicola Joanne Grahamceased 06/11/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42120 — SIC 42120
Registered office
26 Lancaster Crescent
Skelmersdale
WN8 8DJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BIRCHALL, Joseph Gregg→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2023-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRAHAM, Nicola Joanne→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2023-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (11 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-03
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-13
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-09-27