COMMERCE MEDIA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03843530 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-17
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-21
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  2. 2024-06-13
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  3. 2023-12-16
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  4. 2022-12-21
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  5. 2021-12-22
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  6. 2021-01-12
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  7. 2019-12-30
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  8. 2018-12-21
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  9. 2017-12-28
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  10. 2016-11-14
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  11. 2015-12-15
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  12. 2015-09-25
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  13. 2014-12-10
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  14. 2014-09-25
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  15. 2014-03-19
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  16. 2008-12-08
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    ROBERTSON, Susan Margaret appointed
    director
  17. 2007-09-06
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    ROBERTSON, Susan Margaret appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-09-06
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    ROBERTSON, Michael Andrew resigned
    secretary
  19. 2007-09-06
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    CAWLEY, Stephen Dean resigned
    director
  20. 2004-06-28
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    JONES, Philip David resigned
    secretary
  21. 2004-06-28
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    ROBERTSON, Michael Andrew appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-10-19
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    JONES, Philip David appointed
    secretary
  23. 2001-10-03
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    NOCTOR, John resigned
    secretary
  24. 2000-10-31
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    WARD, Simon Anthony resigned
    director
  25. 2000-03-01
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    WARD, Simon Anthony appointed
    director
  26. 1999-11-11
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    ROBERTSON, Michael Andrew appointed
    director
  27. 1999-09-17
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    Company incorporated
    As COMMERCE MEDIA LIMITED
  28. 1999-09-17
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    NOCTOR, John appointed
    secretary
  29. 1999-09-17
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1999-09-17
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1999-09-17
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    CAWLEY, Stephen Dean appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — 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 candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Andrew Robertson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares16/09/2016
Mrs Susan Margaret Robertson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares16/09/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-09-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

31 Lonsdale Street
Carlisle
CA1 1BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

ROBERTSON, Susan Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-06
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Active
ROBERTSON, Michael Andrew→
director · ~60y · appointed 1999-11-11
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Active
ROBERTSON, Susan Margaret→
director · ~52y · appointed 2008-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Philip David→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-19 · resigned 2004-06-28
Resigned
NOCTOR, John→
secretary · appointed 1999-09-17 · resigned 2001-10-03
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Michael Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-28 · resigned 2007-09-06
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-09-17 · resigned 1999-09-17
Resigned
CAWLEY, Stephen Dean→
director · ~73y · appointed 1999-09-17 · resigned 2007-09-06
Resigned
WARD, Simon Anthony→
director · ~64y · appointed 2000-03-01 · resigned 2000-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

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2025-10-21
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2025-09-07
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2024-09-09
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2024-06-13
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2023-12-16
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2023-09-15
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2022-12-21
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2022-09-07
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2021-12-22
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2021-09-07
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2021-01-12
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2020-09-21
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2019-12-30
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2019-09-19
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accounts · AA
2018-12-21