AFFECT MEDIA LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10508599 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-02
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-03➕MURDOCH, Jennifer Louise appointeddirector
- 2024-05-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-22📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-02-21📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-04-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-03-14📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2020-02-25📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-12-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-12-23📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2019-09-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-12-02🏢Company incorporatedAs AFFECT MEDIA LIMITED
- 2016-12-02➕MURDOCH, Thomas 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 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Thomas Murdoch Individual · British · DOB 01/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | — | board control75-100% shares · board control | 02/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A.I.C.G LTD→ 10003529 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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| ADAPTSOFT LTD→ 07189309 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ADHESION LTD→ 15557070 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADVANCED CELLULAR ENGINEERING LTD→ 13414035 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ADVANCED MEDIA RESTORATION LIMITED→ 07882061 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ADVENTURES BY MAIL (EUROPE) LIMITED→ 03031898 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
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| AERODATA SOFTWARE LIMITED→ 07757856 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| AFFINITY TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD→ 07711722 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
32, 4th Floor Houldsworth Mill
Houldsworth Street
Stockport
SK5 6DA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MURDOCH, Jennifer Louise→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2024-05-03
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MURDOCH, Thomas→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2016-12-02
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29