ANDMARINE CARGO LTD

💤Zombieactive
07467288 · ltd · incorporated 2010-12-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 50200
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
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  2. 2025-12-31
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    ANDERSON, Kathleen Anne resigned
    director
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  4. 2024-10-11
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  5. 2023-10-16
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  6. 2022-10-05
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  7. 2021-10-03
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  8. 2021-01-12
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  9. 2019-10-04
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  10. 2018-10-06
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  11. 2017-10-05
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  12. 2016-04-19
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  13. 2016-01-05
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  14. 2015-09-21
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  15. 2015-02-09
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  16. 2014-09-30
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  17. 2010-12-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDMARINE CARGO LTD
  18. 2010-12-13
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    ANDERSON, Ian Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2010-12-13
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Kathleen Anne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Michael Anderson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1957 · age 69
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC50200 — SIC 50200

Registered office

60 Westmorland Road
Felixstowe
Suffolk
IP11 9TW

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 (1 active · 1 resigned)

ANDERSON, Ian Michael→
director · ~69y · appointed 2010-12-13
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Active
ANDERSON, Kathleen Anne→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-12-13 · resigned 2025-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
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2024-10-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-01
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2023-10-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-02
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accounts · AA
2022-10-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
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accounts · AA
2021-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-04