MARIONETTE FACILITIES LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-04 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-21
Watchouts
Cash
£924K
lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2M
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
41
lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£123K
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Director intends to liquidate the Company and as such these statements are prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern. We draw attention to Note 2 to the financial statements which explains that the Director intends to liquidate the Company and therefore do not consider it to be appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £1,174,000 | £1,601,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £195,000 | £128,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £206,000 | £123,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £156,000 | £81,000 | |
| Cash | £1,270,594 | £1,148,920 | £1,528,065 | £1,190,581 | £1,435,000 | £924,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,650,823 | £1,822,864 | £1,859,915 | £2,183,175 | £2,352,000 | £2,417,000 | |
| Net assets | £1,624,234 | £1,799,554 | £1,831,229 | £2,156,676 | £2,313,000 | £2,417,000 | |
| Equity | £1,624,234 | £1,799,554 | £1,831,229 | £2,156,676 | £2,313,000 | £2,417,000 | |
| Average employees | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 41 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £585,000 | £817,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £23,000 | £36,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2024-05-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 16.6% | 8.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 13.3% | 5.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 8.3% | 5.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 41.9% | 26.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.08x | 3.76x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 195.00x | 9.85x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Director intends to liquidate the Company and as such these statements are prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern. We draw attention to Note 2 to the financial statements which explains that the Director intends to liquidate the Company and therefore do not consider it to be appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 1 July 2025, the Company transferred its trade and assets to Advisory Insurance Brokers Limited, a fellow Group Company, for a consideration of £10m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARDONAGH CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-06-04 | — | — |
| BAYLES, Phil, Mr. | Director | 2026-02-24 | Jan 1967 | British |
| YEANDLE, James | Director | 2025-01-22 | May 1983 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIMLOTT, Christopher | Secretary | 1996-08-21 | 2024-06-04 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-08-21 | 1996-08-21 |
| PIMLOTT, Barry | Director | 1996-08-21 | 2025-06-04 |
| PIMLOTT, Christopher | Director | 1996-08-21 | 2025-01-20 |
| TUPLIN, Richard | Director | 2024-11-08 | 2025-12-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardonagh Advisory Broking Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-06-04 | Active |
| Mr Barry Pimlott | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-06-04 |
| Mr Christopher Pimlott | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-06-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-06-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2025-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-21 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-01-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-10 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-06-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.