AYCLIFFE RADIO CIC
🏛️Establishedactive
11455404 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2018-07-09
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Radio broadcasting
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27➕MCLEAN, Stuart appointeddirector
- 2024-06-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-14➕MOONEY, Paul appointeddirector
- 2023-04-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-31➖MOONEY, Paul resigneddirector
- 2022-12-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-05➖HALL, Jack resigneddirector
- 2018-09-05➕MOONEY, Paul appointeddirector
- 2018-09-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-09-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-08-31📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-08-20➖HALL, Jack resignedsecretary
- 2018-07-09🏢Company incorporatedAs AYCLIFFE RADIO CIC
- 2018-07-09➕HOWARTH, Paul David appointeddirector
- 2018-07-09➕HALL, Jack appointedsecretary
- 2018-07-09➕HALL, Jack appointeddirector
- 2018-07-09📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2018-07-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC60100 — Radio broadcasting
Registered office
Blue Bridge Centre
St Cuthberts Way
Newton Aycliffe
Co Durham
DL5 6DS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
HOWARTH, Paul David→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2018-07-09
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MCLEAN, Stuart→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2024-06-27
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MOONEY, Paul→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2023-04-14
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HALL, Jack→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-07-09 · resigned 2018-08-20
HALL, Jack→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2018-07-09 · resigned 2018-09-05
MOONEY, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2018-09-05 · resigned 2022-12-31
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Recent filings (21 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-10