MUCKLE TOON MEDIA LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC557334 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2017-02-10
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£47.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Publishing of newspapers
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 58142Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals
  • 59112Video production activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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, 3 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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £47,910
Cash YoY
+35%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£42k
↑ 35% YoY
Net Worth
£48k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£53k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£21k£32k£42k£53kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£47.9k£37.9k
Current assets£52.7k£42.7k
Cash£42.2k£31.3k
Debtors£10.5k£11.5k
Net assets£47.9k£37.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2024-11-10
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    STEVENSON, David Deas resigned
    director
  4. 2024-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-01-04
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2023-12-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-09-01
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    GRAHAM, Gavin John appointed
    director
  9. 2023-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-05-25
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    TELFORD JAMMEH, Elizabeth Mairi resigned
    director
  11. 2023-02-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  12. 2023-02-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2023-01-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2023-01-25
    ➖
    FRASER, Gillian Annes resigned
    director
  15. 2023-01-01
    ➕
    MURRAY, Yuliana appointed
    secretary
  16. 2022-11-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2022-11-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2022-09-12
    ➖
    HILDITCH, John resigned
    secretary
  19. 2022-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-09-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2022-02-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2022-02-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2022-02-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2021-12-06
    ✏️
    change-of-name-community-interest-company
    change-of-name · CICCON
  25. 2021-12-06
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  26. 2021-12-06
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  27. 2020-12-03
    ➖
    ADDISON, Ronald William resigned
    director
  28. 2020-01-09
    ➕
    TELFORD JAMMEH, Elizabeth Mairi appointed
    director
  29. 2018-12-20
    ➕
    FRASER, Gillian Annes appointed
    director
  30. 2018-02-09
    ➕
    YOUNG, William Scott appointed
    director
  31. 2017-05-09
    ➕
    HAMMOND, John Harris appointed
    director
  32. 2017-02-13
    ➕
    HILDITCH, John appointed
    secretary
  33. 2017-02-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MUCKLE TOON MEDIA LIMITED
  34. 2017-02-10
    ➕
    ADDISON, Ronald William appointed
    director
  35. 2017-02-10
    ➕
    STEVENSON, David Deas appointed
    director

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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2017-02-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC58130 — Publishing of newspapers

Registered office

Ashley Bank House
High Street
Langholm
Dumfries-Shire
DG13 0AN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

MURRAY, Yuliana→
secretary · appointed 2023-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAHAM, Gavin John→
director · ~79y · appointed 2023-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAMMOND, John Harris→
director · ~76y · appointed 2017-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YOUNG, William Scott→
director · ~68y · appointed 2018-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HILDITCH, John→
secretary · appointed 2017-02-13 · resigned 2022-09-12
Resigned
ADDISON, Ronald William→
director · ~82y · appointed 2017-02-10 · resigned 2020-12-03
Resigned
FRASER, Gillian Annes→
director · ~69y · appointed 2018-12-20 · resigned 2023-01-25
Resigned
STEVENSON, David Deas→
director · ~85y · appointed 2017-02-10 · resigned 2024-11-10
Resigned
TELFORD JAMMEH, Elizabeth Mairi→
director · ~69y · appointed 2020-01-09 · resigned 2023-05-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-04
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-01-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-02-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-31
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-11-02