DELTA MARLEN UK LIMITED

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SC545428 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-15
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£223
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Combined office administrative service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £223

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£223
~ YoY
Current Assets
£22k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£9k£13k£18k£22kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£20.7k£20.7k
Current assets£22.3k£22.3k
Debtors£22.3k£22.3k
Net assets£223£223

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-05-31
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    RENARD, Yola resigned
    director
  4. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-12-01
    ➕
    RENARD, Yola appointed
    director
  8. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-01-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-01-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-01-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-12-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2022-12-07
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  15. 2022-11-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-10-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2021-10-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2021-10-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-01-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  22. 2018-09-10
    ➕
    JUNG, Marlena Maria appointed
    director
  23. 2018-09-10
    ➖
    RENARD, Yola resigned
    director
  24. 2016-09-15
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    Company incorporated
    As DELTA MARLEN UK LIMITED
  25. 2016-09-15
    ➕
    RENARD, Yola 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 60 — 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 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Ms Marlena Maria Jung
Individual · Polish · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/09/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Yola Renardceased 10/09/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mrs Marlena Omiataczceased 27/08/2018· significant influence

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
Incorporated2016-09-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82110 — Combined office administrative service activities

Registered office

Flat 23 3 Merlin Crescent
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH5 1GU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

JUNG, Marlena Maria→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RENARD, Yola→
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-12-01 · resigned 2025-05-31
Resigned
RENARD, Yola→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-09-15 · resigned 2018-09-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12