DIGITAL BUSINESS NEWS NETWORK LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC708039 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-30
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public relations and communications activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 73120Media representation services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-11-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-11-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-29📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2021-08-30🏢Company incorporatedAs DIGITAL BUSINESS NEWS NETWORK LTD
- 2021-08-30➕MCALPINE, Jill Tanya appointeddirector
- 2021-08-30➕WEIR, Fergus Macdonald appointeddirector
- 2021-08-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
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Mr Fergus Weir Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1975 · age 51 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 09/12/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Professional services · IV postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMM ACCOUNTANCY (INVERNESS) LIMITED→ SC279223 · est 2005 | — | — | — | — | 21y | 83 | 58y |
| COPERNICUS TECHNOLOGY LTD→ SC350102 · est 2008 | — | — | £373.8k | — | 17y | 83 | 62y |
| INNES & MACKAY LIMITED→ SC283654 · est 2005 | — | — | £571.2k | — | 21y | 83 | 61y |
| SELF STORAGE - 4 U LIMITED→ SC261522 · est 2004 | — | — | — | 9 | 22y | 83 | 82y |
| ACSMID (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ SC177791 · est 1997 | — | — | £41.8k | — | 28y | 82 | 71y |
| ANSER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→ SC246199 · est 2003 | — | — | £56.4k | — | 23y | 82 | 62y |
| AWS OCEAN ENERGY LIMITED→ SC268223 · est 2004 | — | — | — | 300 | 21y | 82 | 64y |
| BAYHANARTS LIMITED→ SC097397 · est 1986 | — | — | — | 0 | 40y | 82 | 84y |
| CALEDONIAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ SC193616 · est 1999 | — | — | £22.4k | — | 27y | 82 | 64y |
| CAMPBELL PLANT (LOCHABER) LTD→ SC303491 · est 2006 | — | — | — | 4 | 19y | 82 | 66y |
| COLIN ARMSTRONG ASSOCIATES LIMITED→ SC259880 · est 2003 | — | — | £1.64M | — | 22y | 82 | 67y |
| VGN STV LIMITED→ SC799946 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-08-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70210 — Public relations and communications activities
Registered office
Old Kilcoy House
Tore
Muir Of Ord
IV6 7RZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MCALPINE, Jill Tanya→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2021-08-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WEIR, Fergus Macdonald→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2021-08-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-10
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2021-11-29