MEARNS COMMUNITY RADIO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC328252 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-07-24

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£9.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Radio broadcasting

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

71 officers (8 active, 71 linked, 65 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

204 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £9,735

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£10k

↑ 392% YoY

Current Assets

£12k

↑ 209% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£9.7k	£2.9k
Current assets	£12.3k	£4.0k
Cash	—	£3.7k
Debtors	—	£238
Net assets	£9.7k	£2.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (157 events)Click to expand

2026-04-30
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accounts · AA
2025-11-04
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DALMON, Caroline resigned
director
2025-11-04
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DAVIE, Brian Michael resigned
director
2025-11-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-29
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-29
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-23
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HARPER, Gavin resigned
director
2024-10-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-17
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-10-17
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-06
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SMITH, Maxine Donna appointed
secretary
2024-10-06
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HARDING, Andrew George William appointed
director
2024-10-06
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SMITH, Maxine Donna appointed
director
2024-10-06
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KERR, Lynne resigned
secretary
2024-07-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-02-16
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-29
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KERR, Ronald Chisholm appointed
director
2023-08-20
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JAPPY, Alasdair resigned
director
2023-08-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-20
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-16
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second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2022-10-30
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HOLT, Stephen John resigned
director
2022-10-02
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NICHOL, David Alexander resigned
director
2022-07-17
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KERR, Lynne appointed
secretary
2022-07-11
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CORMACK, Louise resigned
secretary
2022-06-26
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HAY, Sheila Rose resigned
director
2022-06-01
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DALMON, Caroline appointed
director
2022-05-11
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SPRINGER, John Anthony resigned
director
2022-04-28
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SMITH, Michael appointed
director
2022-04-28
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SUTHERLAND, Ross appointed
director
2022-04-28
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CORMACK, Louise appointed
secretary
2022-04-28
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DAVIE, Brian Michael appointed
director
2022-04-28
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JAPPY, Alasdair appointed
director
2020-12-15
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HUNTER, Ian James resigned
director
2020-05-27
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GRAHAM, David resigned
director
2020-03-01
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SMITH, Kieran Michael resigned
director
2020-01-31
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MICHIE, Lewis Andrew resigned
director
2020-01-31
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SPRINGER, John Anthony appointed
director
2019-01-12
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FALLS, Joshua resigned
director
2018-11-06
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SMITH, Kieran Michael appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 157 events

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: DALMON, Caroline resigned 2025-11-04; DAVIE, Brian Michael resigned 2025-11-04

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael Smith Individual · British · DOB 09/1993 · age 33	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	23/03/2025

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Alasdair Jappyceased 20/08/2023· significant influence
Mr Gavin Harperceased 23/03/2025· significant influence
Mr Peter Dey Greigceased 11/05/2022· significant influence

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

Incorporated2007-07-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC60100 — Radio broadcasting

Registered office

1st Floor, 5 Abercrombie Court Prospect Road

Arnhall Business Park

Westhill

AB32 6FE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-07

Last: 2025-07-24