3TFM COMMUNITY RADIO FOR HEALTH

🌳Matureactive

SC324219 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2007-05-23

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

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year to May 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Radio broadcasting

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

23 officers (4 active, 23 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

89 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.

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
Average employees	0	0

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (61 events)Click to expand

2026-02-17
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2021-12-16
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2021-04-21
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2020-06-30
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2020-03-18
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2020-03-16
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FERGUSON, Louis Alexander resigned
director
2019-12-10
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FERGUSON, Louis Alexander appointed
director
2019-12-10
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2019-12-10
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DESILVA, Sharon resigned
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2019-11-12
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2019-06-06
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2019-05-22
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DURHAM, Gordon resigned
director
2019-05-22
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LANNI, Frank resigned
director
2018-05-22
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SMITH, David resigned
director
2018-04-23
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DURHAM, Gordon resigned
secretary
2018-04-23
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WALLACE, Alan resigned
director
2017-06-07
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FRASER, Gordon appointed
director
2017-06-07
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DURHAM, Gordon appointed
secretary
2017-05-22
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KLUS, Weronika appointed
director
2017-05-22
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PARK, Louise appointed
director
2017-05-22
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DESILVA, Sharon appointed
director
2017-05-22
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DURHAM, Janet resigned
director
2017-05-22
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JAGELSKI, George resigned
director
2017-05-22
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LANNI, Frank appointed
director
2017-05-22
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WALLACE, Alan appointed
director
2017-04-18
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CRAWFORD, Robert Colin resigned
director
2015-07-20
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COYLE, Kenneth resigned
director
2015-07-20
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EVERINGTON, John Charles resigned
director
2015-07-20
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WILSON, Thomas John Muir resigned
director
2015-07-06
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CRAWFORD, Robert Colin appointed
director
2015-07-06
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DURHAM, Gordon appointed
director
2015-07-06
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DURHAM, Janet appointed
director
2015-07-06
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JAGELSKI, George appointed
director
2015-07-06
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SMITH, David appointed
director
2013-02-18
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MULLEN, Joseph Kenny resigned
director
2012-12-02
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PETTIGREW, Delia resigned
director
2012-02-21
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MCHARG, James resigned
director
2010-01-20
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MEECHAN, Teresa resigned
director
2009-11-26
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EDGAR, Archibald James Robertson appointed
director
2009-11-26
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COYLE, Kenneth appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Archibald James Robertson Edgar Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1954 · age 72	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	16/03/2020

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Louis Alexander Fergusonceased 16/03/2020· significant influence
Miss Sharon Desilvaceased 12/11/2019· 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

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2007-05-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC60100 — Radio broadcasting

Registered office

Frank Sweeny Centre Of Enterprise

82-84 Glasgow Street

Ardrossan

KA22 8EH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-07

Last: 2025-05-24

Officers (4 active · 19 resigned)

EDGAR, Archibald James Robertson→

director · ~72y · appointed 2009-11-26

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Active

FRASER, Gordon→

director · ~60y · appointed 2017-06-07

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Active

KLUS, Weronika→

director · ~27y · appointed 2017-05-22

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Active

PARK, Louise→

director · ~57y · appointed 2017-05-22

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Active

DURHAM, Gordon→

secretary · appointed 2017-06-07 · resigned 2018-04-23

Resigned

EVERINGTON, John Charles→

secretary · appointed 2007-05-23 · resigned 2008-08-25

Resigned

COYLE, Kenneth→

director · ~38y · appointed 2009-11-26 · resigned 2015-07-20

Resigned

CRAWFORD, Robert Colin→

director · ~49y · appointed 2015-07-06 · resigned 2017-04-18

Resigned

DESILVA, Sharon→

director · ~38y · appointed 2017-05-22 · resigned 2019-11-12

Resigned

DURHAM, Gordon→

director · ~67y · appointed 2015-07-06 · resigned 2019-05-22

Resigned

DURHAM, Janet→

director · ~61y · appointed 2015-07-06 · resigned 2017-05-22

Resigned

EVERINGTON, John Charles→

director · ~85y · appointed 2009-11-26 · resigned 2015-07-20

Resigned

FERGUSON, Louis Alexander→

director · ~60y · appointed 2019-12-10 · resigned 2020-03-16

Resigned

FERGUSON, Louis Alexander→

director · ~60y · appointed 2007-05-23 · resigned 2008-06-02

Resigned

JAGELSKI, George→

director · ~71y · appointed 2015-07-06 · resigned 2017-05-22

Resigned

LANNI, Frank→

director · ~75y · appointed 2017-05-22 · resigned 2019-05-22

Resigned

MCHARG, James→

director · ~69y · appointed 2008-07-07 · resigned 2012-02-21

Resigned

MEECHAN, Teresa→

director · ~92y · appointed 2008-09-03 · resigned 2010-01-20

Resigned

MULLEN, Joseph Kenny→

director · ~67y · appointed 2008-06-02 · resigned 2013-02-18

Resigned

PETTIGREW, Delia→

director · ~78y · appointed 2009-11-26 · resigned 2012-12-02

Resigned

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