ALRESFORD MARQUEE HIRE LIMITED

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03120185 · ltd · incorporated 1995-10-31
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£408.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £408,377
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,482 YoY
Cash YoY
-27%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£191k
↓ 27% YoY
Net Worth
£408k
↓ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£411k
↓ 1.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£84k£168k£252k£335k£419kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£498.8k£473.1k
Current assets£411.3k£419.2k
Cash£191.2k£262.7k
Debtors£210.1k£149.0k
Net assets£408.4k£412.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2022-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2021-11-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2021-11-26
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  9. 2021-11-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-11-25
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2021-11-25
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2021-11-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-09-23
    ➕
    CHARRINGTON, Lucie appointed
    secretary
  14. 2021-09-23
    ➖
    MERRIX, John resigned
    secretary
  15. 2021-09-23
    ➖
    MERRIX, John resigned
    director
  16. 2021-09-23
    ➖
    MERRIX, Nicola Margaret resigned
    director
  17. 2021-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-01-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  20. 2020-01-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  21. 2019-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2004-05-06
    ➕
    CHARRINGTON, Oliver Somerset appointed
    director
  24. 1996-11-30
    ➖
    ATKINS, Robert James resigned
    director
  25. 1996-11-30
    ➕
    MERRIX, Nicola Margaret appointed
    director
  26. 1995-10-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALRESFORD MARQUEE HIRE LIMITED
  27. 1995-10-31
    ➕
    MERRIX, John appointed
    secretary
  28. 1995-10-31
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1995-10-31
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1995-10-31
    ➕
    ATKINS, Robert James appointed
    director
  31. 1995-10-31
    ➕
    MERRIX, John appointed
    director
  32. 1995-10-31
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1995-10-31
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Alresford Events Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Alresford Events Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ALRESFORD MARQUEE HIRE LIMITED
This company · 03120185

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Alresford Events Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/09/2021
Mr Oliver Somerset Charrington
Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46
——sig. influencesignificant influence23/09/2021

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
Incorporated1995-10-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77390 — Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Registered office

Bank Chambers
Brook Street, Bishops Waltham
Southampton
Hampshire
SO32 1AX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

CHARRINGTON, Lucie→
secretary · appointed 2021-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHARRINGTON, Oliver Somerset→
director · ~46y · appointed 2004-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MERRIX, John→
secretary · appointed 1995-10-31 · resigned 2021-09-23
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-10-31 · resigned 1995-10-31
Resigned
ATKINS, Robert James→
director · ~70y · appointed 1995-10-31 · resigned 1996-11-30
Resigned
MERRIX, John→
director · ~74y · appointed 1995-10-31 · resigned 2021-09-23
Resigned
MERRIX, Nicola Margaret→
director · ~74y · appointed 1996-11-30 · resigned 2021-09-23
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-10-31 · resigned 1995-10-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—22/01/2020—
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Recent filings (101 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-11-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-26
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-25
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-11-25