3D STRUCTURAL DETAILING LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC574575 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-24
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£921
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -87% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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, 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £921
Cash draining
Cash down 87% YoY
Cash YoY
-87%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£981
↓ 87% YoY
Net Worth
£921
↑ 279% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.9k | £6.4k |
| Current assets | £16.0k | £18.2k |
| Cash | £981 | £7.6k |
| Debtors | £15.1k | £10.5k |
| Net assets | £921 | £243 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-12-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-12-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-03-29➖MANOHARAN, Saravanan resigneddirector
- 2019-03-29➖RATHIE, Robert resigneddirector
- 2019-03-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-03-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-24🏢Company incorporatedAs 3D STRUCTURAL DETAILING LTD
- 2017-08-24➕SARAVANAN, Vijayalakshmi appointeddirector
- 2017-08-24➕MANOHARAN, Saravanan appointeddirector
- 2017-08-24➕RATHIE, Robert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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 ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-16
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Saravanan Manoharan Individual · British · DOB 05/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/08/2017 |
Mrs Vijayalakshmi Saravanan Individual · British · DOB 07/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/08/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Robert Rathieceased 08/12/2020· 25-50% shares
- Mr Saravanan Manoharanceased 08/12/2020· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ACUMEN (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC238211 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-08-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Registered office
5 Rowan Walk
East Calder
West Lothian
EH53 0HL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-16OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-02
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
SARAVANAN, Vijayalakshmi→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2017-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MANOHARAN, Saravanan→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2017-08-24 · resigned 2019-03-29
RATHIE, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2017-08-24 · resigned 2019-03-29
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Recent filings (28 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-12-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-12-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-12-08