ALEX MARTON FINE WINES LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC396510 · llp · incorporated 2014-11-14
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
↓ 17% YoY
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
£532k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£123k£247k£370k£494k£617kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£46.0k£50.9k
Current assets£531.9k£617.2k
Cash£8.2k£9.8k
Debtors£341.6k£408.7k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  2. 2026-04-30
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  3. 2026-04-30
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  4. 2026-04-30
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  5. 2026-04-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  6. 2026-04-30
    📄
    change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH02
  7. 2025-10-17
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2025-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-10-16
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  11. 2023-12-03
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  12. 2023-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-12-10
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  14. 2022-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-11-15
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2021-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-08-03
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  18. 2021-08-01
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  19. 2020-12-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-12-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  21. 2019-11-19
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  22. 2019-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-12-04
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  24. 2018-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2017-12-18
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  26. 2014-11-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALEX MARTON FINE WINES LLP
  27. 2014-11-14
    ➕
    MARTON, Alexander Paul Hendrizus appointed
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2014-11-14
    ➕
    ARDEL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  29. 2014-11-14
    ➕
    WARNER, Devin Christopher appointed
    llp-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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 Alexander Paul Hendrizus Marton
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Devin Christopher Warner
Individual · American · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
—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

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2014-11-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

C/O Jacquards Spaces
1 Chalfont Park
Gerrards Cross
Buckinghamshire
SL9 0BG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MARTON, Alexander Paul Hendrizus→
llp-designated-member · ~58y · appointed 2014-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARDEL LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2014-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WARNER, Devin Christopher→
llp-member · ~52y · appointed 2014-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (35 total)

change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2026-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2026-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
2026-04-30
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2026-04-30
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2026-04-30
change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH02
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-11-15