SPEY MEDIA LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.6y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.6 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £139.1k | — |
| Current assets | £283.6k | — |
| Cash | £77.3k | — |
| Debtors | £206.3k | — |
| Net assets | £139.1k | — |
| Average employees | — | 1400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-07-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-03➕AGNEW, Nathalie appointeddirector
- 2024-07-03➖ROBERTSON, Jennifer Margaret resigneddirector
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-12-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-10-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-10-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Marketfinance Limited
- 2022-08-09📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-08-01➕SCOTT, Emma appointedsecretary
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-06-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-08-03📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-07➖MACLEOD, Alexander Lindsay Murray resigneddirector
- 2016-09-07🏢Company incorporatedAs SPEY MEDIA LIMITED
- 2016-09-07➕MACLEOD, Alexander Lindsay Murray appointeddirector
- 2016-09-07➕ROBERTSON, Jennifer Margaret appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Muckle Media Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Muckle Media Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 03/07/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Jennifer Margaret Robertsonceased 03/07/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Marketfinance Marketfinance Limited | A registered charge | — | 05/10/2022 | 05/12/2022 |