Company
Blue Marlin Brand Design Limited
Blue Marlin Brand Design Limited is an active UK company (number 02847789), incorporated 1993, with 2 current directors, David John Hodgson and Andrew James Eyles. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 9
- Sophie Charlotte Stinson 2000-2002 View profile
- Philip Gordon Langford 1998-2008 View profile
- Simon Philip Grice Jones 1998-1999 View profile
- Mary Kathleen Bull 1994-1994 View profile
- Melanie Eyles 1993-1994 View profile
- CMH Directors Limited 1993-1993 View profile
- Ian James Patterson 2009-2010 View profile
- Alexandra Joan Yates 1998-2009 View profile
- CMH Secretaries Limited 1993-1993 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 25/08/1993
Ownership
Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Barracuda Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Blue Marlin Brand Design Limited
is controlled by Barracuda Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Barracuda Holdings Limited
is controlled by Andrew James Eyles
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Andrew James Eyles.
2 other companies in this group
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Financials
- Net assets
- £576,264
- Cash
- £132,363
- Employees
- 11
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
5 grants · £11,694 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £11,694 (5 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
2 directors on the board
- David John Hodgson Director · appointed 1994
- Andrew James Eyles Director · appointed 1993
Directors past 6 years
- David John Hodgson Director · appointed 1994
- Andrew James Eyles Director · appointed 1993
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- David John Hodgson Director · appointed 1994
- Andrew James Eyles Director · appointed 1993
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02847789
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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