1. C.V.
Tim Marron
Braeside, Middle Drive, Woolsington
Tyne and Wear
NE13 8BS
D.O.B. 15th
July 1961
Personal Statement
I am energetic and enthusiastic. I enjoy achieving and getting results. I
focus on the task in hand, enjoying work with others or alone.
Communication, written or verbal, is one of my strengths; a good listener
and able to quickly put into practice any instructions given. As a company
director for the last 31 years I have a thorough understanding of business
operations and have personal experience of the highs and lows of business
ownership.
I have been married to Debra, for 28 years and have two sons aged 22 and
25.
Work History
1. July 1979 to July 1981 Insurance clerk Guardian Royal Exchange
2. Sept 1980 to July 1983 Weekend work at Sander Cycles, Newcastle
where I learnt to repair and sell bicycles.
3. July 1981 to June 1983 Marrons Livingston Solicitors
Trainee Legal Executive.
4. July 1983 to Jan 1997. Active Praise Ltd. (T/A M and M News)
Director
5. Feb 1997 to Jan 2014 Concourse News Ltd. (T/A One Stop News)
Director
6. March 2014 to May 2014 Sales rep with Everest Ltd
7. Took time out to train as teachers assistant.
8. August 2015 to date Sales rep with Anglian Home Improvements.
Active Praise Ltd is the name of a privately owned retailer of which I was
one of six directors, for fourteen years. The company owned two cycle
shops and owned up to twelve newsagents. During this time as a director I
was actively involved in building the company, looking for new outlets,
involved in new product ranges, increasing turnover and profitability, as
well as being hands on running of the shops. The cycle shops were a forte
of mine in the early years, however due to the seasonal nature of this side
of this business, they were sold and we concentrated on newsagents.

2. Concourse News Ltd is a company my wife and I started. As the name
suggests we continued in the retail sector as newsagents. This role
although similar to the previous position was different in that I was
responsible for all aspects of business. Responsibilities included raising
finance, putting together credible business plans, dealing with leases, all
aspects of staff planning and development, budgeting, sales analysis,
buying and selling stock.
I grew this business to seven outlets and in addition had my own
distribution warehouse. Due to circumstances we later reduced the
business to four retail outlets all based in Newcastle centre, and operated
these successfully for several years.
Education/Training
Sept 1972-June 1979 St.Cuthbert’s Grammar School, Newcastle.
June 2000 to July 2005 I attended management training with TEC
international (Now trading as Vistage)
Self taught in word and excel.
Sept 2014 enrolled on level 3 Support teaching learning course which ends
in June 2015. I attended St. Anthony’s Girls’ Catholic Academy in
Sunderland for my placement work as part of this qualification. A
reference regarding this placement work can be obtained from Mrs A Hall,
the SENCO officer at St. Anthony’s.
Hobbies and Interests
A keen gardener and also like to undertake some DIY projects.
I enjoy rambling with my wife and our dogs.
I am member of the BMW motorcycle club, maintaining bikes and my
sons’ cars.
Have a keen interest in music and I play clarinet and tenor saxophone.
I can speak French, not fluently, but to a level good enough for holidays in
France.
Contact Nos. / E Mail
Home 0191 2713894
Mobile 07815599140
timmarron227@msn.com