ORKNEY MEDIA GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC315893 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-05
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 17.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18110
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 18129SIC 18129
  • 18130SIC 18130
  • 58130Publishing of newspapers
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 17.6y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees33003200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-30
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-08-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-08-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2022-02-05
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    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2021-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-27
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    WHITE, John Howard resigned
    secretary
  15. 2019-06-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2018-11-15
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-11-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-11-08
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    BAIN, Fiona Mary appointed
    director
  19. 2018-11-08
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    ROBERTSON, Donald Sinclair Macpherson resigned
    director
  20. 2018-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2015-11-18
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    ROBERTSON, Robert Sinclair appointed
    director
  22. 2015-11-02
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    ROBERTSON, John Davie Manson resigned
    director
  23. 2008-12-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 2008-10-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2007-05-04
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    MILLER, Christine Agnes resigned
    secretary
  26. 2007-05-04
    ➕
    WHITE, John Howard appointed
    secretary
  27. 2007-05-04
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Donald Sinclair Macpherson appointed
    director
  28. 2007-05-04
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, John Davie Manson appointed
    director
  29. 2007-03-02
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    MILLER, Christine Agnes appointed
    director
  30. 2007-03-02
    ➕
    MILLER, James Edward appointed
    director
  31. 2007-03-02
    ➕
    MILLER, Christine Agnes appointed
    secretary
  32. 2007-03-02
    ➖
    BURNESS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2007-03-02
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    BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2007-02-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ORKNEY MEDIA GROUP LIMITED
  35. 2007-02-05
    ➕
    BURNESS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  36. 2007-02-05
    ➕
    BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)

Group structure

S & J D Robertson Group Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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S & J D Robertson Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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ORKNEY MEDIA GROUP LIMITED
This company · SC315893

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
S & J D Robertson Group Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-02-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC18110 — SIC 18110

Registered office

Hell's Half Acre Crowness Crescent
Hatston Industrial Estate
Kirkwall
Orkney
KW15 1GJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

BAIN, Fiona Mary→
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-11-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILLER, Christine Agnes→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILLER, James Edward→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON, Robert Sinclair→
director · ~75y · appointed 2015-11-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILLER, Christine Agnes→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-02 · resigned 2007-05-04
Resigned
WHITE, John Howard→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-04 · resigned 2019-06-27
Resigned
BURNESS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-02-05 · resigned 2007-03-02
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Donald Sinclair Macpherson→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-05-04 · resigned 2018-11-08
Resigned
ROBERTSON, John Davie Manson→
director · ~97y · appointed 2007-05-04 · resigned 2015-11-02
Resigned
BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-02-05 · resigned 2007-03-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property01/12/2008—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property31/10/200805/02/2022
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Recent filings (83 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24