BAND OF LIGHT MEDIA LTD

🌳Matureactive
06464226 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-04
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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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
57 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-11
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  2. 2024-09-10
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  3. 2023-05-04
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  4. 2022-05-23
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  5. 2021-08-25
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  6. 2020-07-31
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  7. 2019-09-04
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  8. 2018-08-22
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  9. 2017-08-30
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  10. 2017-06-12
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  11. 2017-06-12
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  13. 2016-03-21
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  14. 2016-01-04
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  15. 2009-09-25
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    MARSHALL, Peter David resigned
    director
  16. 2008-01-04
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    Company incorporated
    As BAND OF LIGHT MEDIA LTD
  17. 2008-01-04
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    KNEEN, Rachel Jane appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-01-04
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    KNEEN, Rachel Jane appointed
    director
  19. 2008-01-04
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    OPENSHAW, David appointed
    director
  20. 2008-01-04
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    RECCIA, Michael George appointed
    director
  21. 2008-01-04
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    CENTRAL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-01-04
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    CENTRAL SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-01-04
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    MARSHALL, Peter David appointed
    director
  24. 2008-01-04
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    CENTRAL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2008-01-04
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    CENTRAL DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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.
  • 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Rachel Jane Kneen
Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares04/01/2017
Mr David Openshaw
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares04/01/2017
Mr Michael George Reccia
Individual · British · DOB 01/1955 · age 71
25–50%
—25-50% shares04/01/2017

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
Incorporated2008-01-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities

Registered office

Spencer House 114 High Street
Wordsley
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY8 5QR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

KNEEN, Rachel Jane→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-04
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Active
KNEEN, Rachel Jane→
director · ~65y · appointed 2008-01-04
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Active
OPENSHAW, David→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-01-04
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Active
RECCIA, Michael George→
director · ~71y · appointed 2008-01-04
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Active
CENTRAL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-01-04 · resigned 2008-01-04
Resigned
MARSHALL, Peter David→
director · ~65y · appointed 2008-01-04 · resigned 2009-09-25
Resigned
CENTRAL DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-01-04 · resigned 2008-01-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

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2025-01-20
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2024-09-10
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2024-01-22
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2023-05-04
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2023-01-16
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2022-05-23
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2022-01-14
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2021-08-25
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2021-01-14
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2020-09-23
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2020-07-31
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2020-01-16
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2019-09-04