JEDBURGH & DISTRICT COMMUNITY NEWS GROUP C.I.C.
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SC826463 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-10-21
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
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£36.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 63990Other information service activities n.e.c.
- 94990Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (64/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £36,780
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£34k
Net Worth
£37k
Current Assets
£36k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £37.2k |
| Current assets | £36.4k |
| Cash | £34.3k |
| Debtors | £2.0k |
| Net assets | £36.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-24➕HAWORTH, Fiona Denise appointeddirector
- 2026-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-26📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-11-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-11-21➖FELDMAN, Garry Stephen resigneddirector
- 2025-11-04📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-11-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-10-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-09-08📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-07-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-07-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-28➖FRY, Graham Arthur resigneddirector
- 2025-01-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-27➖DOWSON, Annika resigneddirector
- 2024-12-09📄termination-director-companyofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-21➕FELDMAN, Garry Stephen appointeddirector
- 2024-10-28➖SPENCE, James Peter resigneddirector
- 2024-10-21🏢Company incorporatedAs JEDBURGH & DISTRICT COMMUNITY NEWS GROUP C.I.C.
- 2024-10-21➕LAING, Dennis Walter Brown appointeddirector
- 2024-10-21➕WATKIN, Simon Wilfred, Dr appointeddirector
- 2024-10-21➕WEBSTER, Deborah June appointeddirector
- 2024-10-21➕DOWSON, Annika appointeddirector
- 2024-10-21➕FRY, Graham Arthur appointeddirector
- 2024-10-21➕SPENCE, James Peter appointeddirector
- 2024-10-21📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 1.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| A AND R DIGITAL LTD→ 13464921 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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| ANN ARBOR PUBLISHERS LIMITED→ 02773739 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2024-10-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities
Registered office
3 Castlegate
Jedburgh
TD8 6AS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
HAWORTH, Fiona Denise→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2026-04-24
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LAING, Dennis Walter Brown→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2024-10-21
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WATKIN, Simon Wilfred, Dr→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2024-10-21
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WEBSTER, Deborah June→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2024-10-21
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DOWSON, Annika→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2024-10-21 · resigned 2024-12-27
FELDMAN, Garry Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2024-11-21 · resigned 2025-11-21
FRY, Graham Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2024-10-21 · resigned 2025-03-28
SPENCE, James Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2024-10-21 · resigned 2024-10-28
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Recent filings (19 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-04
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-26
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-18
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-08
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-07-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-06