MEDIA 2K LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC203370 · ltd · incorporated 2000-01-21
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£3.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,109

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£3k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£622£1k£2k£2k£3kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£3.1k£3.1k
Current assets£3.1k£3.1k
Net assets£3.1k£3.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2016-03-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-10-29
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    MACKAY, Gillian Mary appointed
    secretary
  17. 2010-10-29
    ➕
    MACKAY, Gillian Mary appointed
    director
  18. 2010-10-29
    ➖
    OLIPHANT, William resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-10-29
    ➖
    OLIPHANT, William resigned
    director
  20. 2006-11-27
    ➖
    CASSIDY, James Bartholomew resigned
    secretary
  21. 2006-11-27
    ➕
    OLIPHANT, William appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-11-27
    ➖
    CASSIDY, James Bartholomew resigned
    director
  23. 2000-01-21
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    Company incorporated
    As MEDIA 2K LIMITED
  24. 2000-01-21
    ➕
    MACKAY, Archibald appointed
    director
  25. 2000-01-21
    ➕
    CASSIDY, James Bartholomew appointed
    secretary
  26. 2000-01-21
    ➕
    CASSIDY, James Bartholomew appointed
    director
  27. 2000-01-21
    ➕
    OLIPHANT, William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Archibald Mackay
Individual · British · DOB 03/1954 · age 72
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Gillian Mary Mackay
Individual · British · DOB 08/1957 · age 69
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-01-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

21 Majors Loan
Falkirk
FK1 5QG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

MACKAY, Gillian Mary→
secretary · appointed 2010-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKAY, Archibald→
director · ~72y · appointed 2000-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKAY, Gillian Mary→
director · ~69y · appointed 2010-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CASSIDY, James Bartholomew→
secretary · appointed 2000-01-21 · resigned 2006-11-27
Resigned
OLIPHANT, William→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-27 · resigned 2010-10-29
Resigned
CASSIDY, James Bartholomew→
director · ~76y · appointed 2000-01-21 · resigned 2006-11-27
Resigned
OLIPHANT, William→
director · ~82y · appointed 2000-01-21 · resigned 2010-10-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-15