1616 MEDIA LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09633550 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-11
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 10.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£1.45M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other software publishing
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), 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
1 live charge · oldest 10.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
57 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £1,445,656
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£1.4m
Current Assets
£19k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.45M |
| Current assets | £19.5k |
| Net assets | £1.45M |
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
6
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-31📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-03-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-01-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-01-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-01-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-03-09📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-03-08➕EDWARD, Suzanne appointedsecretary
- 2022-01-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-11-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-11-25📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-08-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-04-27🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-05-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Jay Bryant, Pangaea Asset Management Inc.
- 2016-04-27➕OSBORNE, John appointeddirector
- 2015-06-11🏢Company incorporatedAs 1616 MEDIA LIMITED
- 2015-06-11➕EDWARD, Suzanne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Suzanne Edward Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Osborneceased 10/06/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58290 — Other software publishing
Registered office
Old Hall Hill Road
Fair Green
King's Lynn
Norfolk
PE32 1RW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
EDWARD, Suzanne→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2015-06-11
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OSBORNE, John→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2016-04-27
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Jay Bryant, Pangaea Asset Management . Jay Bryant, Pangaea Asset Management Inc. | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/05/2016 | 27/04/2018 |
Recent filings (57 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-31
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-01-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-01-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-01-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-01-18