ANDREW MARR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02011550 · ltd · incorporated 1986-04-18

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 38.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 03110

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · oldest 38.9y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 38.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — 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

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

17 officers (9 active, 17 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

18 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

134 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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 (46 events)Click to expand

2025-12-19
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accounts · AA
2024-12-16
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accounts · AA
2023-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
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officers · CH01
2023-04-12
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officers · CH01
2023-04-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-05
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accounts · AA
2022-04-04
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FENWICK, Robert Raymond appointed
director
2022-04-04
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officers · AP01
2021-12-23
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accounts · AA
2021-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-08-03
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officers · CH01
2020-08-03
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officers · AP01
2020-08-03
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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
2019-05-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-05-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-05-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-05-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
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 #5
2012-12-10
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Charge satisfied #4
2012-12-10
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Charge satisfied #3
2012-12-10
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Charge satisfied #2
2007-11-01
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JENNESON, Neil appointed
director
2007-10-12
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BROXHAM, Norman Harold resigned
director
2007-10-12
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MARR, Else Lica resigned
director
2004-11-29
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MARR, Sebastian Andrew appointed
director
2003-04-28
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MARR, Christian Leslie appointed
director
2001-09-28
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SMITH, Arthur Michael resigned
director
2000-05-30
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MARR, Alexander George appointed
director
2000-01-01
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REGAN, Andrew William appointed
director
1998-01-05
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Charge registered #5
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1996-02-26
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BROXHAM, Norman Harold appointed
director
1995-11-05
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CHAPMAN, Dennis William resigned
director
1994-07-29
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BURT, Christopher Brian appointed
secretary
1994-07-29
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LINDSTROM, Fred William resigned
secretary
1992-01-31
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DEE, Frank Rigby resigned
director
1990-08-28
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1989-04-13
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1988-10-13
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1987-08-06
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1986-04-18
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Company incorporated
As ANDREW MARR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Owner dependency

88/100

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

-8 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 26 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 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 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

1 med ·

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.

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alexander George Marr Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	29/05/2019
Mr Sebastian Andrew Marr Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	29/05/2019
Mr Christian Leslie Marr Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	29/05/2019

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

Incorporated1986-04-18

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: 2026-11-24

Last: 2025-11-10