1927 MEDIA LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08707014 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-26
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 6.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£60.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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 (65/100).
🏦
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.4y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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 £60,774
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£61k
Current Assets
£74k
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-30 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £38.4k | — |
| Current assets | £73.8k | — |
| Net assets | £60.8k | — |
| Average employees | — | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2025-10-31📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2025-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-11-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-07-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-11-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-12-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Optimum Sme Finance Limited
- 2019-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2013-10-13➕OLDLAND, Claire appointeddirector
- 2013-09-26🏢Company incorporatedAs 1927 MEDIA LIMITED
- 2013-09-26➕OLDLAND, Kris appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kris Oldland Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Claire Oldland Individual · British · DOB 12/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
Active · Technology · W postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57TH FILMS LTD→ 14783107 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 5AM SYSTEMS LTD→ 17023399 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5D LTD→ 16264061 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 5M GRAPHICS LTD→ 13932139 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 5PACE LTD→ 14901733 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 5QD CONSULTING LIMITED→ 10771107 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 607 MEDIA LTD→ 14276774 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 60FORTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→ 13433577 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 60FORTY FILMS LIMITED→ 13022461 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 60X LTD→ 16620909 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 610 POST LIMITED→ 15770255 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 639 CONSULTING LIMITED→ 16684153 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58142 — Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals
Registered office
1 Ainsdale Road
Ealing
London
W5 1JY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
OLDLAND, Claire→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2013-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OLDLAND, Kris→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2013-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Optimum Sme Finance Optimum Sme Finance Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 31/12/2019 | 13/07/2021 |
Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-10-31
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-12-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01