A.M.I. COLD STORES LIMITED

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00243548 · ltd · incorporated 1929-10-31

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 52103

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). 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 45.9y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 45.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — 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

13 officers (6 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

132 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2026-02-17
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2025-12-18
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2025-12-18
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2024-12-16
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2024-12-16
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2023-12-12
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2023-04-12
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2023-04-11
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officers · CH01
2022-12-15
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accounts · AA
2021-12-07
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accounts · AA
2021-04-16
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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
2018-10-03
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BRINDLEY, Robert appointed
director
2018-10-03
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CLARKSON, Geoffrey Peter resigned
director
2014-11-25
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FARRAR, Paul Morgan appointed
secretary
2014-11-25
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BURT, Christopher Brian resigned
secretary
2012-12-10
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Charge satisfied #3
2012-06-13
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Charge satisfied #4
2010-01-06
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MARR, Alexander George appointed
director
2010-01-06
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CLARKSON, Geoffrey Peter appointed
director
2000-01-01
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REGAN, Andrew William appointed
director
1999-12-31
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SMITH, Arthur Michael resigned
director
1996-05-31
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PETHERBRIDGE, Thomas George Samuel resigned
director
1995-02-22
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Andrew Marr International Limited
1995-02-22
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1994-07-29
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BURT, Christopher Brian appointed
secretary
1994-07-29
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LINDSTROM, Fred William resigned
secretary
1994-07-07
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JOHNSON, Roger Eric appointed
director
1994-07-07
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LINDSTROM, Fred William resigned
director
1994-07-07
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SMITH, Arthur Michael appointed
director
1992-07-24
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1980-09-09
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Williams & Glyn's Bank Limited.
1929-10-31
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Company incorporated
As A.M.I. COLD STORES LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 97 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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A.M.I. COLD STORES LIMITED

This company · 00243548

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	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

Incorporated1929-10-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103

Registered office

Livingstone Rd

Hessle

East Yorkshire

HU13 0EE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-24

Last: 2025-11-10