KEAN TELEVISION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC200454 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-30
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 50/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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, 2 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
67 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
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees200200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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  2. 2026-01-13
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  3. 2025-11-26
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  4. 2025-11-26
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  5. 2025-11-26
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  6. 2025-06-24
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  7. 2024-02-28
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  8. 2023-06-26
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  9. 2022-06-24
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  10. 2021-04-19
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  11. 2020-06-05
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  12. 2019-06-25
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  13. 2018-10-25
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  14. 2018-06-25
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  15. 2017-04-18
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  16. 2014-09-01
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    KEAN, Joanna Rosalind appointed
    director
  17. 2011-08-15
    ➕
    KEAN, Iona Briony appointed
    secretary
  18. 2010-01-01
    ➖
    KEAN, Michael Swiss Turner resigned
    secretary
  19. 2000-01-08
    ➕
    KEAN, Michael Swiss Turner appointed
    secretary
  20. 1999-09-30
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    Company incorporated
    As KEAN TELEVISION LIMITED
  21. 1999-09-30
    ➕
    KEAN, Julian appointed
    director
  22. 1999-09-30
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1999-09-30
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

99/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KEAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Has insolvency history
medium

Companies House flags prior insolvency events. Review the insolvency filings for context.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Julian Kean
Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58
50–75%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/09/2016
Mrs Joanna Rosalind Kean
Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting25/11/2025

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
Incorporated1999-09-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

18 Portsoy Grove
Ellon
AB41 8AP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

KEAN, Iona Briony→
secretary · appointed 2011-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KEAN, Joanna Rosalind→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KEAN, Julian→
director · ~58y · appointed 1999-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KEAN, Michael Swiss Turner→
secretary · appointed 2000-01-08 · resigned 2010-01-01
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-09-30 · resigned 1999-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-26
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officers · CH01
2025-11-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-19