ALANA MARMION-WARR LIMITED

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09812342 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-06
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£7.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,521
Cash YoY
+23%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£18k
↑ 23% YoY
Net Worth
£8k
↑ 18244% YoY
Current Assets
£28k
↑ 9.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£11k£17k£23k£28kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£7.6k£127
Current assets£28.1k£25.7k
Cash£18.1k£14.7k
Debtors£10.0k£10.9k
Net assets£7.5k£41

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
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 (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2018-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ALANA MARMION-WARR LIMITED
  15. 2015-10-06
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    MARMION-WARR, Alana appointed
    director
  16. 2015-10-06
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MARMION-WARR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Miss Alana Marmion-Warr
Individual · British · DOB 12/1988 · age 38
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2015-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

First Floor, 2 Central Parade
101 Victoria Road
Horley
RH6 7PH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MARMION-WARR, Alana→
director · ~38y · appointed 2015-10-06
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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-10