BIBBY MARINE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00020535 · ltd · incorporated 1884-12-08

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 50200

Sector: Transportation & storage

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

64209Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
70100Activities of head offices

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and structurally messy structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 52/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 15 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

41 live charges · 15 lenders · oldest 55.9y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 55.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 15 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 63/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

41 charges (40/41 with lender, 41/41 with type)

Directors & officers

40 officers (6 active, 40 linked, 39 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

26 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

249 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (160 events)Click to expand

2025-09-17
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accounts · AA
2025-01-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-20
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BIBBY, Michael James resigned
director
2024-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
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HUGHES, John Howard resigned
director
2024-07-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-06
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GILMAN, Nicholas Charles appointed
director
2023-11-01
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GOODY, Andrew John resigned
director
2023-11-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
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WOODCOCK, Howard Dennis appointed
director
2023-03-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-10
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AAMD
2022-09-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-06-01
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GOODY, Andrew John appointed
director
2022-06-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-27
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WORDEN, Susan Erica Ann resigned
director
2021-10-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-07-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-09
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BOLTON, Stephen Henry resigned
director
2021-04-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-01-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-01
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BIBBY, Geoffrey Frank Harold, Mr. appointed
director
2021-01-01
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BIBBY, Michael James appointed
director
2020-12-31
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CRESSWELL, John Harold resigned
director
2020-10-30
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QUINN, Nigel Colin Patrick appointed
director
2020-10-30
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SAMUELS, Helen Julia resigned
director
2020-05-08
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KITCHEN, Simon Jeremy, Mr. resigned
director
2020-04-21
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WORDEN, Susan Erica Ann appointed
director
2020-04-03
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COLLINS, Gary James resigned
director
2020-02-20
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Charge satisfied #41
2020-01-31
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CROOK, Ian Kenneth resigned
director
2020-01-31
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SAMUELS, Helen Julia appointed
director
2019-09-01
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LEWIS, Jonathan Gareth appointed
director
2019-09-01
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LYONS, Mark Joseph resigned
director
2019-07-01
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COLLINS, Gary James appointed
director
2019-03-31
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OSBORNE, Jonathan resigned
director
2019-01-31
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QUINN, Nigel Colin Patrick resigned
director
2018-09-05
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LYONS, Mark Joseph appointed
director
2018-05-08
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BIBBY, Michael James resigned
director
2018-05-08
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CRESSWELL, John Harold appointed
director
2018-01-31
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BROWN, Michael Peter resigned
director
2017-11-07
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CROOK, Ian Kenneth appointed
director
2017-11-07
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GOLDING, Sean Thomas, Mr. resigned
director
2017-09-30
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BLAIKIE, Stephen resigned
director

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Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BIBBY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

10 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Bibby Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bibby Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BIBBY MARINE LIMITED

This company · 00020535

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Bibby Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1884-12-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC50200 — SIC 50200

Registered office

3rd Floor Walker House

Exchange Flags

Liverpool

L2 3YL

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-22

Last: 2026-05-08