ANDREW MARTIN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02017417 · ltd · incorporated 1986-05-07
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
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
9 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 36.0y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 36.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — 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
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
17 officers (5 active, 17 linked, 13 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
166 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
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 5600 | 5700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
2
filings
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (61 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-13🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2025-12-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-10🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Eighteen Emeralds Limited (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees)
- 2025-11-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-31➖DURBRIDGE, Michael John resigneddirector
- 2025-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-20➕KRUMINS, James Andrew appointeddirector
- 2024-05-20➖ROSAMOND, Mark resigneddirector
- 2024-01-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-01-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-03-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-28➕HASLAM, Emily Sarah appointeddirector
- 2022-03-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-27➖OULTON, Timothy resigneddirector
- 2022-01-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-01-08📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-12-09🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Eighteen Emeralds Limited (And Its Successors and Permitted Transferees)
- 2021-11-30➕DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-11-25➖TEOH, Jolyn resignedsecretary
- 2021-11-09➕DILLEY, James Humphrey appointeddirector
- 2021-11-09➖DISDALE, Terence resigneddirector
- 2021-09-16🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2020-07-17➖DAVIES, Mervyn Evan, Lord resigneddirector
- 2020-07-17➖DOWNING, James Bedford resigneddirector
- 2017-03-01➕DURBRIDGE, Michael John appointeddirector
- 2016-05-18➖ROSAMOND, Mark resignedsecretary
- 2016-05-18➕TEOH, Jolyn appointedsecretary
- 2016-05-18➕DAVIES, Mervyn Evan, Lord appointeddirector
- 2016-05-18➕DOWNING, James Bedford appointeddirector
- 2016-05-18➕OULTON, Timothy appointeddirector
- 2015-01-09🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2015-01-08🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2015-01-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2014-06-11🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2014-06-11🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2014-05-27🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2014-05-27🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2008-01-02➖MARR, Justin Nicholas William resigneddirector
- 2007-04-27🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 61 events
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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
Gillespie & Waller Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Gillespie & Waller Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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ANDREW MARTIN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
This company · 02017417
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Oliver Benjamin Oulton Individual · British · DOB 07/1993 · age 33 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 23/11/2022 |
Gillespie & Waller Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Timothy Oultonceased 23/11/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
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.
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8 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-05-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Registered office
190 - 196 Walton Street
London
SW3 2JL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (5 active · 12 resigned)
DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2021-11-30
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DILLEY, James Humphrey→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2021-11-09
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HASLAM, Emily Sarah→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2022-03-28
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KRUMINS, James Andrew→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2024-05-20
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Active
BOYD, Nicholas Charles Wentworth→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1998-05-01
ROSAMOND, Mark→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-05-01 · resigned 2016-05-18
TEOH, Jolyn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-05-18 · resigned 2021-11-25
DAVIES, Mervyn Evan, Lord→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2016-05-18 · resigned 2020-07-17
DISDALE, Terence→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · resigned 2021-11-09
DOWNING, James Bedford→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2016-05-18 · resigned 2020-07-17
DURBRIDGE, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2017-03-01 · resigned 2025-10-31
MARR, Justin Nicholas William→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2005-02-01 · resigned 2008-01-02
OULTON, Timothy→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2016-05-18 · resigned 2022-02-27
RICHARDS, Kathryn→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1998-05-01 · resigned 2000-02-01
ROSAMOND, Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1998-05-01 · resigned 2024-05-20
WRIGHT, Garry Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2000-04-17 · resigned 2002-10-31
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Mortgages & charges
9
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Eighteen Emeralds (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) Eighteen Emeralds Limited (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/12/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Eighteen Emeralds (And Its Successors and Permitted Transferees) Eighteen Emeralds Limited (And Its Successors and Permitted Transferees) | A registered charge | 5 properties | 09/12/2021 | 13/02/2026 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/06/2014 | 16/09/2021 | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/06/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 27/05/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 27/05/2014 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 27/04/2007 | 09/01/2015 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/05/2001 | 08/01/2015 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 25/05/1990 | 08/01/2015 |
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Recent filings (166 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-05