50 CENTS MEDIA LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: medium (69/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £27.6k |
| Current assets | £43.5k |
| Cash | £43.4k |
| Debtors | £106 |
| Net assets | £27.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-11-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-11-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-01➕BATTISTELLA, Maela appointeddirector
- 2024-09-20🏢Company incorporatedAs 50 CENTS MEDIA LTD
- 2024-09-20➕MEZZALIRA, Luca appointeddirector
- 2024-09-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Luca Mezzalira Individual · Italian · DOB 03/1983 · age 43 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 20/09/2024 |
Mrs Maela Battistella Individual · Italian · DOB 04/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/11/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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