MERMAN SCOTLAND - DISABILITY BENEFITS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC802220 · ltd · incorporated 2024-03-08
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
71/100
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 bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 1.5y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-11-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-11-26🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-11-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-09📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-10-09📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-10-09📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-07-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-11-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Coutts & Company
- 2024-10-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-30➖MOUNTFORD, Clelia Christina resigneddirector
- 2024-10-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Coutts & Company
- 2024-03-08🏢Company incorporatedAs MERMAN SCOTLAND - DISABILITY BENEFITS LIMITED
- 2024-03-08➕HORGAN, Sharon Loren appointeddirector
- 2024-03-08➕PARKINSON, Rebecca appointeddirector
- 2024-03-08➕SIDEY, Jacqueline Jane appointeddirector
- 2024-03-08➕MOUNTFORD, Clelia Christina appointeddirector
- 2024-03-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Merman Television Scotland Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Merman Television Scotland Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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MERMAN SCOTLAND - DISABILITY BENEFITS LIMITED
This company · SC802220
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Merman Television Scotland Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/03/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-03-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities
Registered office
61 Dublin Street
Edinburgh
EH3 6NL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
HORGAN, Sharon Loren→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2024-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PARKINSON, Rebecca→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2024-03-08
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SIDEY, Jacqueline Jane→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2024-03-08
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MOUNTFORD, Clelia Christina→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2024-03-08 · resigned 2024-10-30
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | NatWest Group Coutts & Company | A registered charge | — | 05/11/2024 | 26/11/2025 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Coutts & Company | A registered charge | — | 30/10/2024 | 26/11/2025 |
Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-09
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-10-09
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-10-09
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-10-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-03-08