ONLY CHILD LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC796156 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-22
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 62/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 1.6y
0/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Newest facility, 1.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
16 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Loss-making
Loss before tax £87,217
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 | 2025-04-21 |
|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £-87.2k |
| Average employees | 0 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-06-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-06-06🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-09-27📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2024-09-27📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2024-09-27📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2024-09-27📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2024-09-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-09-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-09-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-09-24🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Creative Scotland
- 2024-09-23🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Coutts & Co
- 2024-09-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Coutts & Co
- 2024-09-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-09-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Coutts & Company
- 2024-01-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ONLY CHILD LTD
- 2024-01-22➕MORTON, Karen Christine appointeddirector
- 2024-01-22➕WEBSTER, Neil James appointeddirector
- 2024-01-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Neil James Webster Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 22/01/2024 |
Ms Karen Christine Morton Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 22/01/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| J D PICKSLEY LTD→ SC881819 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| MAGDENKO CONSULTING LTD→ SC881912 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| NOTHING LIMITED→ SC247245 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| NU COTON LTD→ SC590101 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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| ONLY CHILD TWO LTD→ SC854481 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-01-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities
Registered office
Moray Park
Findhorn Road
Forres
IV36 3TP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last made up to: 2025-04-21
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MORTON, Karen Christine→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WEBSTER, Neil James→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2024-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Creative Scotland | A registered charge | — | 24/09/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | NatWest Group Coutts & Co | A registered charge | — | 23/09/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Coutts & Co | A registered charge | — | 23/09/2024 | 06/06/2025 | |
| outstanding | NatWest Group Coutts & Company | A registered charge | — | 06/09/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-09-27
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-09-27
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-09-27
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-09-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-09-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-09-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-09-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-09-17