AREA MARQUEE HIRE LTD

💤Zombieactive
07218573 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-04-09
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£3.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,085
Net assets shrinking
Down £655 YoY
Cash YoY
-14%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↓ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£875£2k£3k£4k£4kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£3.1k£3.7k
Cash£3.7k£4.4k
Net assets£3.1k£3.7k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-18
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2020-11-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-11-17
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    WHITE, Jill resigned
    secretary
  9. 2020-11-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2020-11-16
    ➕
    SMITH, Peter Charles appointed
    secretary
  11. 2020-11-09
    ➕
    BRITTON, David Andrew appointed
    director
  12. 2020-11-09
    ➖
    WHITE, Richard Froude resigned
    director
  13. 2020-11-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-11-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-04-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-04-10
    ➖
    COLLETT-MILLS, Gemma resigned
    director
  20. 2019-04-10
    ➕
    WHITE, Richard Froude appointed
    director
  21. 2018-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2017-04-18
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    EDWARDS, Neil Meredith resigned
    director
  24. 2017-04-08
    ➕
    COLLETT-MILLS, Gemma appointed
    director
  25. 2015-03-11
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    ANSTEY, Charles Gurney John resigned
    director
  26. 2015-03-11
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Neil Meredith appointed
    director
  27. 2013-03-27
    ➕
    ANSTEY, Charles Gurney John appointed
    director
  28. 2013-03-27
    ➖
    LINES, Christopher resigned
    director
  29. 2011-05-12
    ➖
    BRITTON, David Andrew resigned
    director
  30. 2011-05-12
    ➕
    LINES, Christopher appointed
    director
  31. 2010-10-06
    ➕
    BRITTON, David Andrew appointed
    director
  32. 2010-10-06
    ➖
    WHITE, Richard Froude resigned
    director
  33. 2010-04-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AREA MARQUEE HIRE LTD
  34. 2010-04-09
    ➕
    WHITE, Jill appointed
    secretary
  35. 2010-04-09
    ➕
    WHITE, Richard Froude appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2010-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Appletree Farm Bad Bargain Lane
Heworth
York
YO31 0LA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

SMITH, Peter Charles→
secretary · appointed 2020-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRITTON, David Andrew→
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITE, Jill→
secretary · appointed 2010-04-09 · resigned 2020-11-17
Resigned
ANSTEY, Charles Gurney John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-03-27 · resigned 2015-03-11
Resigned
BRITTON, David Andrew→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-10-06 · resigned 2011-05-12
Resigned
COLLETT-MILLS, Gemma→
director · ~42y · appointed 2017-04-08 · resigned 2019-04-10
Resigned
EDWARDS, Neil Meredith→
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-03-11 · resigned 2017-04-18
Resigned
LINES, Christopher→
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-05-12 · resigned 2013-03-27
Resigned
WHITE, Richard Froude→
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-04-10 · resigned 2020-11-09
Resigned
WHITE, Richard Froude→
director · ~65y · appointed 2010-04-09 · resigned 2010-10-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-03
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-11-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-11-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-11-09