CELTIC MUSIC RADIO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC271561 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2004-08-04

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

—

year to Aug 2023

Net worth

£2.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Radio broadcasting

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

90020Support activities to performing arts

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

17 officers (4 active, 17 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

88 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,100

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2k

Current Assets

£1k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2023-08-31
Total assets	£19.5k
Current assets	£1.3k
Net assets	£2.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2025-05-29
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2021-12-08
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2021-08-01
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2021-07-09
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2021-07-09
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2021-07-09
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2018-05-30
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2018-03-20
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2018-03-19
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MACFADYEN, Ross resigned
director
2018-02-16
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officers · TM01
2018-02-13
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QUINN, Patrick Joseph resigned
director
2017-08-11
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2017-08-01
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QUINN, Patrick Joseph appointed
director
2017-07-14
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2016-10-01
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2015-11-05
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2015-06-04
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MCWILLIAM, Robert Bisland resigned
director
2013-02-12
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CLARK, Elizabeth Ann appointed
secretary
2013-02-05
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MCWILLIAM, Robert Bisland resigned
secretary
2013-02-04
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RODGER, Robert Bruce resigned
director
2012-12-11
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MCKAY, Edmund resigned
director
2012-11-12
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BURKE, Alan Hugh resigned
director
2012-07-02
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MUIRHEAD, Fergus resigned
director
2011-09-13
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CLARK, Elizabeth Ann appointed
director
2011-09-13
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HOTCHKISS, Gordon appointed
director
2011-09-13
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MACFADYEN, Ross appointed
director
2011-09-13
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MCKAY, Edmund appointed
director
2011-09-13
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MUIRHEAD, Fergus appointed
director
2011-07-22
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SHERIDAN, Mark resigned
director
2011-06-28
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BURKE, Alan Hugh appointed
director
2011-04-26
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MACDONALD, Kenneth Miller resigned
director
2008-08-28
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RODGER, Robert Bruce appointed
director
2005-09-12
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SHERIDAN, Mark appointed
director
2004-08-04
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Company incorporated
As CELTIC MUSIC RADIO LIMITED
2004-08-04
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JENKINS, Alexander appointed
director
2004-08-04
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MCWILLIAM, Robert Bisland appointed
secretary
2004-08-04
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-08-04
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-08-04
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MACDONALD, Kenneth Miller appointed
director
2004-08-04
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MCWILLIAM, Robert Bisland appointed
director
2004-08-04
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-08-04
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
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2004-08-04
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
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2004-08-04
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Elizabeth Ann Clark Individual · British · DOB 02/1951 · age 75	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	13/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2004-08-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC60100 — Radio broadcasting

Registered office

19 Hogg Avenue

Johnstone

PA5 0EZ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-18

Last: 2025-08-04

Officers (4 active · 13 resigned)

CLARK, Elizabeth Ann→

secretary · appointed 2013-02-12

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Active

CLARK, Elizabeth Ann→

director · ~75y · appointed 2011-09-13

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Active

HOTCHKISS, Gordon→

director · ~80y · appointed 2011-09-13

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Active

JENKINS, Alexander→

director · ~72y · appointed 2004-08-04

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Active

MCWILLIAM, Robert Bisland→

secretary · appointed 2004-08-04 · resigned 2013-02-05

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-08-04 · resigned 2004-08-04

Resigned

BURKE, Alan Hugh→

director · ~58y · appointed 2011-06-28 · resigned 2012-11-12

Resigned

MACDONALD, Kenneth Miller→

director · ~80y · appointed 2004-08-04 · resigned 2011-04-26

Resigned

MACFADYEN, Ross→

director · ~58y · appointed 2011-09-13 · resigned 2018-03-19

Resigned

MCKAY, Edmund→

director · ~66y · appointed 2011-09-13 · resigned 2012-12-11

Resigned

MCWILLIAM, Robert Bisland→

director · ~76y · appointed 2004-08-04 · resigned 2015-06-04

Resigned

MUIRHEAD, Fergus→

director · ~68y · appointed 2011-09-13 · resigned 2012-07-02

Resigned

QUINN, Patrick Joseph→

director · ~61y · appointed 2017-08-01 · resigned 2018-02-13

Resigned

RODGER, Robert Bruce→

director · ~62y · appointed 2008-08-28 · resigned 2013-02-04

Resigned

SHERIDAN, Mark→

director · ~70y · appointed 2005-09-12 · resigned 2011-07-22

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-08-04 · resigned 2004-08-04

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-08-04 · resigned 2004-08-04

Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

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2025-05-29

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2024-08-04

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2024-02-23

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2023-08-04

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2023-04-24

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2022-08-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

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2021-12-08

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-08-04

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2021-08-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-07-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-07-09

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2021-07-09

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2020-08-18

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