MOLLY AND THE BAND LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08676286 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-04
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£20.09M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
53 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 £20,087,235

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£20m
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£8.0m
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4.0m£8.0m£12m£16m£20mSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£20.09M£17.52M
Current assets£7.98M£6.70M
Net assets£20.09M£17.52M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-10-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-10-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-08-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-17
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    MOHAIN, Gurjot Singh resigned
    director
  14. 2020-04-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-12-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-12-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-12-09
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    MOHAIN, Gurjot Singh appointed
    director
  18. 2019-09-05
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    capital · SH01
  19. 2019-08-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  20. 2019-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-07-24
    ➖
    BRADSHAW, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  22. 2019-07-24
    ➖
    WARBURTON, Molly Louise resigned
    director
  23. 2015-04-27
    ➖
    WARBURTON, Mark resigned
    director
  24. 2015-04-27
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    WARBURTON, Molly Louise appointed
    director
  25. 2013-09-29
    ➕
    WARBURTON, Mark appointed
    director
  26. 2013-09-04
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    Company incorporated
    As MOLLY AND THE BAND LIMITED
  27. 2013-09-04
    ➕
    ALLEN, Matthew Charles appointed
    director
  28. 2013-09-04
    ➕
    BRADSHAW, Andrew appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon John Charles Allen
Individual · British · DOB 03/1986 · age 40
25–50%
—25-50% shares · trust interest26/10/2024
Mrs Laura Elizabeth Ambrosie
Individual · British · DOB 06/1988 · age 38
25–50%
—25-50% shares26/10/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Matthew Charles Allenceased 26/10/2024· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2013-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

Yealand Manor 25 Yealand Road
Yealand Conyers
Carnforth
LA5 9SQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

ALLEN, Matthew Charles→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRADSHAW, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2013-09-04 · resigned 2019-07-24
Resigned
MOHAIN, Gurjot Singh→
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-12-09 · resigned 2020-04-17
Resigned
WARBURTON, Mark→
director · ~75y · appointed 2013-09-29 · resigned 2015-04-27
Resigned
WARBURTON, Molly Louise→
director · ~30y · appointed 2015-04-27 · resigned 2019-07-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-10