3LINE MEDIA LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06080954 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-02
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2024
Net worth
£-3.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,512
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£4k
Current Assets
£152
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-3.5k |
| Current assets | £152 |
| Net assets | £-3.5k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-12📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-30📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-12-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-09-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-06📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2017-01-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-01-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2007-04-16➕REED, Teresa Margaret appointeddirector
- 2007-02-02🏢Company incorporatedAs 3LINE MEDIA LIMITED
- 2007-02-02➕TAYLOR, Arthur Mark appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-02➕HUGHES, Estelle Catherine appointeddirector
- 2007-02-02➕TAYLOR, Arthur Mark appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Mark Taylor Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Ms Estelle Catherine Hughes Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Teresa Margaret Reed Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65 | 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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🔒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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-02-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities
Registered office
88 Boundary Road
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 7GA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
TAYLOR, Arthur Mark→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-02-02
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HUGHES, Estelle Catherine→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2007-02-02
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REED, Teresa Margaret→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2007-04-16
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TAYLOR, Arthur Mark→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2007-02-02
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Recent filings (53 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-12
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-01