ALEX MARWOOD LTD

💤Zombieactive
07697703 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-08
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (79/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Current Liabilities
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£0£260£521£781£1k£1kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£231
Cash—£1.3k
Net assets—£231
Average employees0—

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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  2. 2024-12-27
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  3. 2023-12-27
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  4. 2022-12-30
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  5. 2021-12-20
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  6. 2021-03-17
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  7. 2019-12-31
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  8. 2018-12-30
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  9. 2017-12-30
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  10. 2016-12-30
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  11. 2015-12-31
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  12. 2015-07-10
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  13. 2015-07-09
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  15. 2015-07-09
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  16. 2014-04-01
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    MACKESY, Serena Elizabeth appointed
    director
  17. 2014-04-01
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    EVERALL, Richard James resigned
    director
  18. 2012-02-28
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    YOUNG, Charlotte Antonia Camacho resigned
    director
  19. 2011-12-01
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    MACHAN, Martin William resigned
    director
  20. 2011-12-01
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    YOUNG, Charlotte Antonia Camacho appointed
    director
  21. 2011-07-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ALEX MARWOOD LTD
  22. 2011-07-08
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    EVERALL, Richard James appointed
    director
  23. 2011-07-08
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    MACHAN, Martin William 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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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
Ms Serena Elizabeth Mackesey
Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

8 Blandfield Road
London
SW12 8BG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last: 2025-07-08

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MACKESY, Serena Elizabeth→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-04-01
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Active
EVERALL, Richard James→
director · ~78y · appointed 2011-07-08 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
MACHAN, Martin William→
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-07-08 · resigned 2011-12-01
Resigned
YOUNG, Charlotte Antonia Camacho→
director · ~49y · appointed 2011-12-01 · resigned 2012-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

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2025-09-04
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2024-12-27
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2024-08-15
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2023-12-27
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2023-07-19
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2022-12-30
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2022-08-05
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2021-12-20
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2021-07-14
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2021-03-17
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2020-09-14
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2019-12-31
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2019-08-08
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2018-12-30