145 CITY ROAD MEDIA LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11762433 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-11
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
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wired telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-10-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-10-07
    ➖
    APPLETON, Thomas Charles John resigned
    director
  5. 2025-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-05-04
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Richard Grant appointed
    director
  12. 2020-03-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2019-04-03
    ➕
    APPLETON, Thomas Charles John appointed
    director
  14. 2019-04-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-01-11
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    Company incorporated
    As 145 CITY ROAD MEDIA LIMITED
  16. 2019-01-11
    ➕
    HAWKINS, Andrew Robert Eric appointed
    director
  17. 2019-01-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

City Developments (145) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
City Developments (145) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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145 CITY ROAD MEDIA LIMITED
This company · 11762433

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
City Developments (145) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/01/2019

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
Incorporated2019-01-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61100 — Wired telecommunications activities

Registered office

53 Davies Street
London
W1K 5JH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HAWKINS, Andrew Robert Eric→
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIMPSON, Richard Grant→
director · ~54y · appointed 2020-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
APPLETON, Thomas Charles John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-04-03 · resigned 2025-10-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-05-05