UCB MEDIA LTD

🌳Matureactive

03439122 · ltd · incorporated 1997-09-24

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

£2

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

104 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2

~ YoY

Current Assets

£2

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£2	£2
Current assets	£2	£2
Net assets	£2	£2

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 address
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2026-05-12
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-01-23
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-01-23
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
➕
GARRINGTON-MILLER, Maxine appointed
secretary
2026-01-21
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WILLOUGHBY, Richard George Wilmshurst resigned
secretary
2025-06-23
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-20
➕
OAKES, Mark William appointed
director
2025-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-29
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-09-28
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-08-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-05
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-08-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-07-31
➖
WITHERS, David resigned
director
2019-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-10-03
➖
ELLIOTT, Neil resigned
director
2013-05-10
➕
ELLIOTT, Neil appointed
director
2013-05-10
➖
MACKIE, Ian resigned
director
2013-04-26
➕
L'HERROUX, David appointed
director
2013-04-26
➕
WITHERS, David appointed
director
2013-03-01
➖
SHORT, Harold Frederick resigned
director
2003-04-19
➖
BROOKS, Helen Irene resigned
director
2003-01-22
➖
GASS, Robert, Reverend resigned
director
2003-01-22
➖
PEARCE, Victor resigned
director
2002-06-01
➖
GEORGE, Raymond John resigned
director
2001-06-22
➖
LITTLER, Gareth John resigned
director
2001-06-20
➖
BROOKS, William George Alvery resigned
director
2000-06-20
➕
GEORGE, Raymond John appointed
director
1997-10-16
➕
BROOKS, Helen Irene appointed
director
1997-10-16
➕
BROOKS, William George Alvery appointed
director
1997-10-16
➕
GASS, Robert, Reverend appointed
director
1997-10-16
➕
MACKIE, Ian appointed
director
1997-10-16
➕
PEARCE, Victor appointed
director
1997-10-16
➕
SHORT, Harold Frederick appointed
director
1997-09-24
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Company incorporated
As UCB MEDIA LTD
1997-09-24
➕
WILLOUGHBY, Richard George Wilmshurst appointed
secretary
1997-09-24
➕
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-09-24
➖
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-09-24
➕
LITTLER, Gareth John appointed
director
1997-09-24
➕
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1997-09-24
➖
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
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.)

Group structure

United Christian Broadcasters Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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United Christian Broadcasters Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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UCB MEDIA LTD

This company · 03439122

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
United Christian Broadcasters Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Mark William Oakes Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	20/06/2025
Mr David Nathanael L'Herroux Individual · French,British · DOB 10/1955 · age 71	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr David Withersceased 31/07/2019· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1997-09-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Hanchurch Christian Centre

Stoke On Trent

ST4 8RY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-08

Last: 2025-09-24

Officers (3 active · 13 resigned)

GARRINGTON-MILLER, Maxine→

secretary · appointed 2026-01-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

L'HERROUX, David→

director · ~71y · appointed 2013-04-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

OAKES, Mark William→

director · ~52y · appointed 2025-06-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WILLOUGHBY, Richard George Wilmshurst→

secretary · appointed 1997-09-24 · resigned 2026-01-21

Resigned

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-09-24 · resigned 1997-09-24

Resigned

BROOKS, Helen Irene→

director · ~105y · appointed 1997-10-16 · resigned 2003-04-19

Resigned

BROOKS, William George Alvery→

director · ~108y · appointed 1997-10-16 · resigned 2001-06-20

Resigned

ELLIOTT, Neil→

director · ~76y · appointed 2013-05-10 · resigned 2014-10-03

Resigned

GASS, Robert, Reverend→

director · ~82y · appointed 1997-10-16 · resigned 2003-01-22

Resigned

GEORGE, Raymond John→

director · ~87y · appointed 2000-06-20 · resigned 2002-06-01

Resigned

LITTLER, Gareth John→

director · ~71y · appointed 1997-09-24 · resigned 2001-06-22

Resigned

MACKIE, Ian→

director · ~74y · appointed 1997-10-16 · resigned 2013-05-10

Resigned

PEARCE, Victor→

director · ~113y · appointed 1997-10-16 · resigned 2003-01-22

Resigned

SHORT, Harold Frederick→

director · ~82y · appointed 1997-10-16 · resigned 2013-03-01

Resigned

WITHERS, David→

director · ~68y · appointed 2013-04-26 · resigned 2019-07-31

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-09-24 · resigned 1997-09-24

Resigned

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Recent filings (104 total)

change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address

address · AD02

2026-05-12

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2026-01-23

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2026-01-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-01-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-24

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-06-23

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-06-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-01-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-02-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-01-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-08-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-09-28