DIANA MURIEL DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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SC297752 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-24
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programming and broadcasting activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees100200

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-30
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-07-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-06-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-02-13
    ➖
    GUY, Peter Michael resigned
    director
  9. 2024-02-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-02-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-02-24
    ➖
    GARDNER & PARTNERS C.A. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2006-02-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DIANA MURIEL DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS LTD
  20. 2006-02-24
    ➕
    MURIEL, Diana Stewart appointed
    director
  21. 2006-02-24
    ➕
    GARDNER & PARTNERS C.A. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2006-02-24
    ➕
    GUY, Peter Michael appointed
    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 "MURIEL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — 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 61. 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-07-30: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Diana Stewart Muriel
Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control24/02/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Peter Michael Guyceased 13/02/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2006-02-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC60200 — Television programming and broadcasting activities

Registered office

The Old Hall
Kirkton Of Rayne
Inverurie
Aberdeenshire
AB51 6AH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MURIEL, Diana Stewart→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-02-24
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Active
GARDNER & PARTNERS C.A.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-02-24 · resigned 2010-02-24
Resigned
GUY, Peter Michael→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-02-24 · resigned 2024-02-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-07-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22