A A MARQUEES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04572107 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-24

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

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 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

76 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-03-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 accounts
• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2026-05-26
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-19
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-11-14
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-25
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-12-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-12-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-12-02
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-07-01
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SAUNDERS, Marc appointed
director
2019-07-01
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SAUNDERS, Nichola Donna appointed
director
2019-07-01
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LAW, Philippa Anne Davenport resigned
secretary
2019-07-01
➖
LAW, Philippa Anne Davenport resigned
director
2019-07-01
➖
LAW, Timothy John Duncan resigned
director
2002-10-24
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Company incorporated
As A A MARQUEES LIMITED
2002-10-24
➕
LAW, Philippa Anne Davenport appointed
secretary
2002-10-24
➕
ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-10-24
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ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-10-24
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LAW, Philippa Anne Davenport appointed
director
2002-10-24
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LAW, Timothy John Duncan appointed
director
2002-10-24
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AR NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-10-24
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AR NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

74/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

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

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Anglo Marquees & Events Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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A A MARQUEES LIMITED

This company · 04572107

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Anglo Marquees & Events Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	25/10/2021

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Marc Saundersceased 25/10/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Mrs Nichola Donna Saundersceased 25/10/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
Philippa Anne Davenport Lawceased 01/07/2019· significant influence
Timothy John Duncan Lawceased 01/07/2019· significant influence

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-10-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC77390 — Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Registered office

19 Matchams Close

Matchams

Ringwood

BH24 2BZ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-07

Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

SAUNDERS, Marc→

director · ~59y · appointed 2019-07-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SAUNDERS, Nichola Donna→

director · ~58y · appointed 2019-07-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LAW, Philippa Anne Davenport→

secretary · appointed 2002-10-24 · resigned 2019-07-01

Resigned

ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-24 · resigned 2002-10-24

Resigned

LAW, Philippa Anne Davenport→

director · ~76y · appointed 2002-10-24 · resigned 2019-07-01

Resigned

LAW, Timothy John Duncan→

director · ~74y · appointed 2002-10-24 · resigned 2019-07-01

Resigned

AR NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-24 · resigned 2002-10-24

Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2026-05-26

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2026-05-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-04-14

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2026-04-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-02-24

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-02-14

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-02-07

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-03-29

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2022-11-22

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-14

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2022-11-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-04-01