BROADCAST RADIO LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03467549 · ltd · incorporated 1997-11-18
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 22.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£182.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 22.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £182,695
Cash YoY
+31%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£233k
↑ 31% YoY
Net Worth
£183k
↑ 1.3% YoY
Current Assets
£349k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £200.8k | £225.8k |
| Current assets | £348.8k | £310.2k |
| Cash | £233.1k | £177.3k |
| Debtors | £100.3k | £107.7k |
| Net assets | £182.7k | £180.4k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-24➕BILLANY, Billy appointeddirector
- 2025-06-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-02-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-02-07🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-02-07🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-12-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-21📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-12-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-23➖HOLT, Brenden resigneddirector
- 2013-07-23➕HOLT, Brenden appointeddirector
- 2007-10-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2004-02-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1997-11-28➕BURKE, Liam Dominic appointedsecretary
- 1997-11-28➕BURKE, Liam Dominic appointeddirector
- 1997-11-28➕JARRETT, Peter Martin appointeddirector
- 1997-11-28➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-11-28➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1997-11-18🏢Company incorporatedAs BROADCAST RADIO LIMITED
- 1997-11-18➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-11-18➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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 Liam Dominic Burke Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/07/2023 |
Mr Peter Martin Jarrett Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/07/2023 |
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
Incorporated1997-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
1-2 Maritime House
Maritime Business Park
Livingstone Road
Hessle
HU13 0EG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-19
Last: 2026-07-05
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
BURKE, Liam Dominic→
Activesecretary · appointed 1997-11-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BILLANY, Billy→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2025-06-24
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BURKE, Liam Dominic→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 1997-11-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JARRETT, Peter Martin→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 1997-11-28
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-11-18 · resigned 1997-11-28
HOLT, Brenden→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2013-07-23 · resigned 2014-07-23
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-11-18 · resigned 1997-11-28
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Charge of deposit | 1 property | 25/10/2007 | 07/02/2024 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 02/02/2004 | 07/02/2024 |
Recent filings (99 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-02-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-02-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-24
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-12-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-21