REPORTER RAY LIMITED

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09762822 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-04
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2022
Net worth
£133.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
49/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed technology with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 49/100 (watch), bankability 45/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (40/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
2 officers (0 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
49/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
31
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £133,036
Net assets shrinking
Down £783 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£133k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£37
↓ 83% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£27k£54k£80k£107k£134kSept 2021Sept 2022

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2022-09-302021-09-30
Total assets£134.0k£134.4k
Current assets£37£220
Net assets£133.0k£133.8k

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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-10-15
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2024-09-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2024-09-03
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-09-01
    WILKINS, Adrian Philip resigned
    director
  5. 2023-11-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-11
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-08-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-11-24
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-11-23
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2021-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-10-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-10-09
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-10-01
    WILKINS, Adrian Philip appointed
    director
  16. 2020-09-30
    HAWKINS, Jean Caroline resigned
    director
  17. 2020-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-09-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2020-01-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2019-09-24
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  21. 2019-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-09-04
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  23. 2015-09-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As REPORTER RAY LIMITED
  24. 2015-09-04
    HAWKINS, Jean Caroline appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

3 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2024-06-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2024-09-17

No active directors on record
high

Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.

Group structure

Chf Media Group Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Chf Media Group Limited
Corporate parent
REPORTER RAY LIMITED
This company · 09762822

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Chf Media Group Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

One New Street
Wells
Somerset
BA5 2LA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2024-06-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2022-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2024-09-17OVERDUE
Last: 2023-09-03

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

HAWKINS, Jean Caroline
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-09-04 · resigned 2020-09-30
Resigned
WILKINS, Adrian Philip
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-10-01 · resigned 2024-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-10-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-11-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-09