A. ANDREWS & SONS (MARBLES & TILES) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00314850 · ltd · incorporated 1936-06-05
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Floor and wall covering
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. 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. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
8 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 62.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 62.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
142 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-06📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-01-15📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2025-01-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-01-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-01-14📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-12-31➕PEACOCK, John appointedsecretary
- 2024-12-31➖DEAN, Christopher Graham resignedsecretary
- 2024-09-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-01➕BROWN, Jordan appointeddirector
- 2024-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-31➖WILSON, Michael resigneddirector
- 2022-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-12📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-01-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-01-01➕PRIOR, Neil appointeddirector
- 2019-07-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-07-11📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-06-28➕DEAN, Christopher Graham appointedsecretary
- 2019-06-28➖HORTON, Rodney Christopher resignedsecretary
- 2019-06-28➖HORTON, Rodney Christopher resigneddirector
- 2019-01-28🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2012-07-31➖TAYLOR, Ian resigneddirector
- 2011-01-01➕HORTON, Rodney Christopher appointeddirector
- 2010-07-14➕WILSON, Michael appointeddirector
- 2010-03-29🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2007-12-31➕HORTON, Rodney Christopher appointedsecretary
- 2007-12-31➖WHALLEY, John David resignedsecretary
- 2007-12-31➖WHALLEY, John David resigneddirector
- 2007-07-12➕CLOUGH, David Matthew appointeddirector
- 2003-09-01🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
- 2001-11-15🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
- 2001-09-24🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
- 2000-12-22➖POGSON, Colin Richard resigneddirector
- 2000-08-31🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
- 1995-07-05➕WHALLEY, John David appointeddirector
- 1994-12-23➖RIPLEY, John Clive resigneddirector
- 1992-07-08➕TAYLOR, Ian appointeddirector
- 1992-04-30➖KENTON, Keith Dallas resigneddirector
- 1991-10-17🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 1991-10-17🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1991-10-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1964-05-25🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1964-02-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Scottish Union & National Insurance Co
- 1963-10-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1936-06-05🏢Company incorporatedAs A. ANDREWS & SONS (MARBLES & TILES) LIMITED
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
43/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
A Andrews Trustee Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
A Andrews Trustee Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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A. ANDREWS & SONS (MARBLES & TILES) LIMITED
This company · 00314850
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A Andrews Trustee Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 22/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1936-06-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43330 — Floor and wall covering
Registered office
324-330 Meanwood Road
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS7 2JE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12
Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)
Active
BROWN, Jordan→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2024-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLOUGH, David Matthew→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2007-07-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEAN, Christopher Graham→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-06-28 · resigned 2024-12-31
HORTON, Rodney Christopher→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-12-31 · resigned 2019-06-28
WHALLEY, John David→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2007-12-31
HORTON, Rodney Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2011-01-01 · resigned 2019-06-28
KENTON, Keith Dallas→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 1992-04-30
POGSON, Colin Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 2000-12-22
RIPLEY, John Clive→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 1994-12-23
TAYLOR, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1992-07-08 · resigned 2012-07-31
WHALLEY, John David→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1995-07-05 · resigned 2007-12-31
WILSON, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2010-07-14 · resigned 2022-12-31
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Mortgages & charges
8
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Charge over cash deposit | 1 property | 29/03/2010 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC | Charge over a deposit | 1 property | 01/09/2003 | — | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC | Charge over a deposit held by yorshire bank PLC (own account) | 1 property | 15/11/2001 | 28/01/2019 | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC | Charge over a deposit (customers account) | 1 property | 24/09/2001 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC | Charge over a deposit (customer's account) | 1 property | 31/08/2000 | — | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 25/05/1964 | 17/10/1991 | |
| satisfied | Scottish Union & National Insurance Co | Legal charge | 1 property | 14/02/1964 | 17/10/1991 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Charge | 1 property | 07/10/1963 | 17/10/1991 |
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Recent filings (142 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-03-06
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-01-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-01-14
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-01-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-09-20