COIN-OPERATED PRESS CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
SC756663 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-01-26
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 90040Operation of arts facilities
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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-11➕JONES, Stuart Allen George appointeddirector
- 2023-12-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-02➖MCCANN, Katie resigneddirector
- 2023-12-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-26🏢Company incorporatedAs COIN-OPERATED PRESS CIC
- 2023-01-26➕HENDERSON, Chloe Christina appointeddirector
- 2023-01-26➕MCCANN, Katie appointeddirector
- 2023-01-26📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chloe Christina Henderson Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1993 · age 33 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 26/01/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Katie Mccannceased 02/12/2023· 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-01-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC58142 — Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals
Registered office
37 Whitecraig Gardens
Whitecraig
Musselburgh
East Lothian
EH21 8NR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HENDERSON, Chloe Christina→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2023-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JONES, Stuart Allen George→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-12-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCCANN, Katie→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2023-01-26 · resigned 2023-12-02
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Recent filings (11 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-02
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-01-26