MARBER KITSON LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15589635 · ltd · incorporated 2024-03-24
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Worth a look
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 64/100 (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: 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 (58/100).

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
66
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31

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
7
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 change-of-name
Last 180 days
14
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2026-05-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-05-06
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2026-05-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2026-05-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-05-06
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2026-05-01
    MARBER, Seth Levi Briggs appointed
    director
  8. 2026-05-01
    THORNTON, Bryan Anthony resigned
    director
  9. 2026-04-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2026-04-14
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2026-04-14
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2026-04-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2026-04-09
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2026-04-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2026-03-25
    VALAITIS, Peter resigned
    director
  16. 2026-03-23
    THORNTON, Bryan Anthony appointed
    director
  17. 2025-04-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2024-03-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MARBER KITSON LIMITED
  19. 2024-03-24
    VALAITIS, Peter appointed
    director
  20. 2024-03-24
    📄
    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 "MARBER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

Red flags

2 med · 1 low
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: THORNTON, Bryan Anthony resigned 2026-05-01; VALAITIS, Peter resigned 2026-03-25

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-05-08: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Seth Levi Briggs Marber
Individual · British · DOB 11/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/05/2026
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Bryan Thorntonceased 01/05/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Peter Valaitisceased 25/03/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2024-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

61 Bridge Street
Kington
HR5 3DJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MARBER, Seth Levi Briggs
director · ~37y · appointed 2026-05-01
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Active
THORNTON, Bryan Anthony
director · ~71y · appointed 2026-03-23 · resigned 2026-05-01
Resigned
VALAITIS, Peter
director · ~76y · appointed 2024-03-24 · resigned 2026-03-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-04