ALMA MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03450387 · ltd · incorporated 1997-10-15
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 28.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 28.4y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-18📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2022-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-26📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2017-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2004-03-26➖FOX, Julian Charles Hubert resigneddirector
- 2004-03-23➖FOX, Toby Richard Hubert resigneddirector
- 2003-04-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Co-Operative Bank PLC
- 1998-01-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Co-Operative Bank PLC
- 1998-01-01➖RICHARDSON, Bryan Anthony resigneddirector
- 1997-10-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ALMA MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- 1997-10-15➕RICHARDSON, Amanda Louise appointedsecretary
- 1997-10-15➕RICHARDSON, Amanda Louise appointeddirector
- 1997-10-15➕RICHARDSON, Anthony Edward appointeddirector
- 1997-10-15➕FOX, Julian Charles Hubert appointeddirector
- 1997-10-15➕FOX, Toby Richard Hubert appointeddirector
- 1997-10-15➕RICHARDSON, Bryan Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
84/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony Edward Richardson Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Amanda Louise Richardson Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58142 — Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals
Registered office
31 Belmont Road
Reigate
Surrey
RH2 7ED
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
RICHARDSON, Amanda Louise→
Activesecretary · appointed 1997-10-15
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RICHARDSON, Amanda Louise→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 1997-10-15
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RICHARDSON, Anthony Edward→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 1997-10-15
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FOX, Julian Charles Hubert→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 1997-10-15 · resigned 2004-03-26
FOX, Toby Richard Hubert→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 1997-10-15 · resigned 2004-03-23
RICHARDSON, Bryan Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1997-10-15 · resigned 1998-01-01
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Co-operative Bank The Co-Operative Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 01/04/2003 | — | |
| outstanding | Co-operative Bank The Co-Operative Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 15/01/1998 | — |
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Recent filings (79 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-19