MARLEY FIRST LTD

💤Zombieactive
03519347 · ltd · incorporated 1998-02-27
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£6.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: medium (79/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,826
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,300 YoY
Cash YoY
-7%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£23k
↓ 7.1% YoY
Net Worth
£7k
↓ 48% YoY
Current Assets
£59k
↓ 2.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£24k£36k£48k£60kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£6.8k£13.1k
Current assets£58.9k£60.2k
Cash£23.0k£24.7k
Debtors£30.3k£29.9k
Net assets£6.8k£13.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-28
    ➖
    DIXON, Dorothy resigned
    secretary
  8. 2022-02-28
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-04
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-02-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2005-08-01
    ➖
    DIXON, Dorothy resigned
    director
  17. 2005-08-01
    ➖
    DIXON, Stuart Maurice resigned
    director
  18. 1998-03-17
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    DIXON, Paul Stuart appointed
    director
  19. 1998-03-17
    ➕
    DIXON, Dorothy appointed
    secretary
  20. 1998-03-17
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1998-03-17
    ➕
    DIXON, Dorothy appointed
    director
  22. 1998-03-17
    ➕
    DIXON, Stuart Maurice appointed
    director
  23. 1998-03-17
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 1998-02-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MARLEY FIRST LTD
  25. 1998-02-27
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1998-02-27
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    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 28 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 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Stuart Dixon
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-02-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

15 Newland
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN1 1XG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

DIXON, Paul Stuart→
director · ~56y · appointed 1998-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DIXON, Dorothy→
secretary · appointed 1998-03-17 · resigned 2022-02-28
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-02-27 · resigned 1998-03-17
Resigned
DIXON, Dorothy→
director · ~80y · appointed 1998-03-17 · resigned 2005-08-01
Resigned
DIXON, Stuart Maurice→
director · ~80y · appointed 1998-03-17 · resigned 2005-08-01
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-02-27 · resigned 1998-03-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-09