CPR MARINE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10747375 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-02
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 84240
Sector: Public administration
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-07-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-07-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-11📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2022-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-07📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2019-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-05📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2018-01-04➕RUSSI, Helen Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2018-01-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-01-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-05-02🏢Company incorporatedAs CPR MARINE LIMITED
- 2017-05-02➕RUSSI, Patrick John Harrington appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Patrick John Harrington Russi Individual · British · DOB 06/1952 · age 74 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 02/05/2017 |
Mrs Helen Elizabeth Russi Individual · British · DOB 05/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 04/01/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Patrick John Harrington Russiceased 10/07/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
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
Incorporated2017-05-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC84240 — SIC 84240
Registered office
Suite 42 Pure Offices
Kembrey Park
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN2 8BW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-20
Last: 2026-06-06
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
RUSSI, Helen Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2018-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RUSSI, Patrick John Harrington→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2017-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-07-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-07-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13