MATIC MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED
- · Oldest live charge 19.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 54). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.9y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Gross profit | £474.4k | — |
| Operating profit | £135.1k | — |
| Profit before tax | £135.1k | — |
| Average employees | 2000 | 2100 |
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
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-07-05🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-08-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2016-06-15🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-06-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2014-07-01➕MCCOMBE, Mary Rose appointeddirector
- 2013-05-21➖MCCOMBE, Robert resigneddirector
- 2006-05-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2005-03-11🏢Company incorporatedAs MATIC MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED
- 2005-03-11➕MCCOMBE, Richard Matthew Walker appointedsecretary
- 2005-03-11➕MCCOMBE, Richard Matthew Walker appointeddirector
- 2005-03-11➕MCCOMBE, Robert appointeddirector
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-25
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard Mccombe Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/06/2016 |
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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Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 30/08/2018 | 05/07/2024 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 31/05/2006 | 15/06/2016 |