MAGIC MARLON LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
09201451 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-03
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Distress / opportunity: speculative → attractive
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 0 improved, 0 worsened.

  • ·Distress / opportunity: speculativeattractive
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2022
Net worth
£1.41M
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed technology with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £1,413,397
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,505 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1.4m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£14
↓ 99% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£283k£566k£849k£1.1m£1.4mSept 2021Sept 2022

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2022-09-302021-09-30
Total assets£1.41M£1.42M
Current assets£14£2.2k
Net assets£1.41M£1.41M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-03-19
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2024-03-19
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2024-01-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2023-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-08-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-11-24
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2021-11-23
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-10-09
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-10-01
    WILKINS, Adrian Philip appointed
    director
  15. 2020-09-30
    HAWKINS, Jean Caroline resigned
    director
  16. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-01-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-09-24
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  19. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-09-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  21. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2014-12-15
    HALL, Simon Mark resigned
    director
  24. 2014-12-12
    HAWKINS, Jean Caroline appointed
    director
  25. 2014-09-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MAGIC MARLON LIMITED
  26. 2014-09-03
    HALL, Simon Mark 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 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2024-03-19

Group structure

Chf Media Group Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Chf Media Group Limited
Corporate parent
MAGIC MARLON LIMITED
This company · 09201451

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Chf Media Group Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-09-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

One New Street
Wells
Somerset
BA5 2LA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2022-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

WILKINS, Adrian Philip
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-10-01
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Active
HALL, Simon Mark
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-09-03 · resigned 2014-12-15
Resigned
HAWKINS, Jean Caroline
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-12-12 · resigned 2020-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (101 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2024-03-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-11-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-30