MCKENNA MEDIA GROUP LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC251330 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-17
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-20.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
64 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £20,502

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£21k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↑ 160% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£26k-£20k-£13k-£7k-£337£6kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-19.2k£-21.9k
Current assets£6.2k£2.4k
Net assets£-20.5k£-26.3k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2021-06-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2003-06-17
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    Company incorporated
    As MCKENNA MEDIA GROUP LTD
  18. 2003-06-17
    ➕
    MCKENNA, Belinda appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-06-17
    ➕
    MCKENNA, Steven Dominic appointed
    director
  20. 2003-06-17
    ➕
    AT SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-06-17
    ➖
    AT SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-06-17
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    AT DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2003-06-17
    ➖
    AT DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCKENNA" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Dominic Mckenna
Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2003-06-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

24 Westgarth Place
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G74 5NT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MCKENNA, Belinda→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCKENNA, Steven Dominic→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AT SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-17 · resigned 2003-06-17
Resigned
AT DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-17 · resigned 2003-06-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-07-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-21