A & E MARQUEES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04496641 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-26
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£22.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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: medium (75/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £22,435

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£22k
↑ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£59k
↑ 3.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£24k£36k£47k£59kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£46.5k£42.7k
Current assets£59.2k£57.1k
Net assets£22.4k£15.7k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-08-05
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2015-07-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2004-01-01
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    ELSTUB, John Peter appointed
    secretary
  17. 2004-01-01
    ➖
    KIM, Christine Jeon resigned
    secretary
  18. 2002-10-14
    ➕
    ELSTUB, Andrew appointed
    director
  19. 2002-10-14
    ➕
    KIM, Christine Jeon appointed
    secretary
  20. 2002-07-30
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-07-30
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2002-07-26
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    Company incorporated
    As A & E MARQUEES LIMITED
  23. 2002-07-26
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-07-26
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 Andrew Elstub
Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares26/07/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-07-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

46 Stretten Avenue
Cambridge
CB4 3EP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ELSTUB, John Peter→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELSTUB, Andrew→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KIM, Christine Jeon→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-14 · resigned 2004-01-01
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-26 · resigned 2002-07-30
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-26 · resigned 2002-07-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-01