THOSE MEDIA GUYS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC281734 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-18

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 May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Motion picture production activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 5 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

59 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-03-17
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2025-01-29
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2024-01-29
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2023-01-27
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accounts · AA
2022-01-13
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2021-01-19
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accounts · AA
2020-01-13
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accounts · AA
2019-01-24
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accounts · AA
2018-04-15
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officers · TM01
2018-04-01
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WINSEY, Robert David resigned
director
2017-12-29
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accounts · AA
2017-03-29
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officers · AP01
2017-02-27
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accounts · AA
2016-04-12
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annual-return · AR01
2016-02-26
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accounts · AA
2016-01-09
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WINSEY, Robert David appointed
director
2015-04-14
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annual-return · AR01
2009-07-17
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DUNSMURE, Will Edward Henry resigned
secretary
2009-07-17
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DUNSMURE, Will Edward Henry resigned
director
2007-05-09
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FEENEY, James Patrick resigned
director
2007-05-09
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MIVAL, Oliver Charles resigned
director
2006-03-17
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DUNSMURE, Will Edward Henry appointed
secretary
2006-03-17
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FEENEY, James Patrick resigned
secretary
2006-03-17
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DUNSMURE, Will Edward Henry appointed
director
2005-03-18
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Company incorporated
As THOSE MEDIA GUYS LIMITED
2005-03-18
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PERRY, Colin Stuart Macdonald appointed
director
2005-03-18
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FEENEY, James Patrick appointed
secretary
2005-03-18
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FEENEY, James Patrick appointed
director
2005-03-18
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MIVAL, Oliver Charles appointed
director

Owner dependency

85/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Colin Stuart Macdonald Perry Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1979 · age 47	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2005-03-18

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities

Registered office

Those Media Guys Ltd

61a North Castle Street

Edinburgh

EH2 3LJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-01

Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

PERRY, Colin Stuart Macdonald→

director · ~47y · appointed 2005-03-18

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Active

DUNSMURE, Will Edward Henry→

secretary · appointed 2006-03-17 · resigned 2009-07-17

Resigned

FEENEY, James Patrick→

secretary · appointed 2005-03-18 · resigned 2006-03-17

Resigned

DUNSMURE, Will Edward Henry→

director · ~51y · appointed 2006-03-17 · resigned 2009-07-17

Resigned

FEENEY, James Patrick→

director · ~49y · appointed 2005-03-18 · resigned 2007-05-09

Resigned

MIVAL, Oliver Charles→

director · ~49y · appointed 2005-03-18 · resigned 2007-05-09

Resigned

WINSEY, Robert David→

director · ~42y · appointed 2016-01-09 · resigned 2018-04-01

Resigned

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