J. MARR (SEAFOODS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00199160 · ltd · incorporated 1924-07-09

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 03110

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 62/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 45.8y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 45.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

21 officers (6 active, 21 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

23 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

154 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand

2025-12-19
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accounts · AA
2024-12-16
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accounts · AA
2024-11-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-11-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-18
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accounts · AA
2023-04-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-05
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accounts · AA
2021-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-04
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officers · AP01
2020-08-04
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officers · TM01
2020-08-01
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FARRAR, Paul Morgan appointed
director
2020-07-31
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REGAN, Andrew William resigned
director
2019-12-23
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accounts · AA
2019-04-01
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officers · TM01
2019-03-28
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PARDON, Stephen Wallace resigned
director
2018-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2017-12-18
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accounts · AA
2017-02-17
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2014-11-25
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FARRAR, Paul Morgan appointed
secretary
2014-11-25
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BURT, Christopher Brian resigned
secretary
2008-07-30
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MARR, Alexander George appointed
director
2007-12-01
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MORRIS, Spencer appointed
director
2007-10-11
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HOW, Andrew Richard resigned
director
2007-06-30
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MARR, Sebastian Andrew resigned
director
2005-12-19
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BURT, Christopher Brian appointed
secretary
2005-12-19
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REGAN, Andrew William resigned
secretary
2004-10-01
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MOORE, Michael Ian Arthur appointed
director
2004-10-01
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MARR, Sebastian Andrew appointed
director
2004-10-01
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PARDON, Stephen Wallace appointed
director
2004-09-30
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MARR, Andrew Leslie resigned
director
2003-10-14
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MARR, Alexander George resigned
director
1999-12-31
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SMITH, Arthur Michael resigned
director
1999-03-01
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BERRY, Peter Sidney resigned
director
1999-03-01
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BOWEN, Nicholas Gareth resigned
director
1999-03-01
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MARR, Alexander George appointed
director
1998-07-21
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BERRY, Peter Sidney appointed
director
1997-01-20
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GRIFFIN, Geoffrey resigned
secretary
1997-01-20
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REGAN, Andrew William appointed
secretary
1997-01-20
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ANDERSON, John Edward resigned
director
1996-06-24
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REGAN, Andrew William appointed
director
1996-05-29
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ANDERSON, John Edward appointed
director
1996-05-29
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BOWEN, Nicholas Gareth appointed
director
1995-11-01
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CHAPMAN, Dennis William resigned
director
1992-04-27
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HOW, Andrew Richard appointed
director
1992-01-31
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DEE, Frank Rigby resigned
director
1991-08-03
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Charge satisfied #3
1991-08-03
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Charge satisfied #2
1988-03-30
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Fidelity Bank N.A.

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Owner dependency

80/100

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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MARR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 102 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Andrew Marr International Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Andrew Marr International Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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J. MARR (SEAFOODS) LIMITED

This company · 00199160

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
Andrew Marr International Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	24/09/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

J Marr Seafoods Holdings Limitedceased 24/09/2024· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated1924-07-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

Livingstone Road

Hessle

East Yorkshire

HU13 0EE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-12

Last: 2025-09-28