ANDREWS MARELEN SUPPLIES LTD
💤Zombieactive
07756492 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-30
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47721Retail sale of footwear in specialised stores
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
1 signal 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 (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-05-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-04-05➖CORCORAN, Michael Patrick resigneddirector
- 2021-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21➕CORCORAN, Kevin William appointeddirector
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2012-06-28➖CORCORAN, Kevin William resignedsecretary
- 2012-06-28➖CORCORAN, Jane Marie resigneddirector
- 2012-06-28➖CORCORAN, Kevin William resigneddirector
- 2012-06-28➕CORCORAN, Michael Patrick appointeddirector
- 2011-08-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREWS MARELEN SUPPLIES LTD
- 2011-08-30➕CORCORAN, Kevin William appointedsecretary
- 2011-08-30➕CORCORAN, Jane Marie appointeddirector
- 2011-08-30➕CORCORAN, Kevin William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Jane Marie Corcoran Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 28/03/2022 |
Mr Kevin William Corcoran Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest | 01/04/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Michael Corcoranceased 10/05/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-08-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Registered office
Unit 5 Premier Business Park
Second Avenue
Chatham
Kent
ME4 5EQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
CORCORAN, Kevin William→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2018-12-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CORCORAN, Kevin William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-08-30 · resigned 2012-06-28
CORCORAN, Jane Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2011-08-30 · resigned 2012-06-28
CORCORAN, Kevin William→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2011-08-30 · resigned 2012-06-28
CORCORAN, Michael Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 2012-06-28 · resigned 2021-04-05
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Recent filings (45 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-05-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-10