SZN MEDIA LTD
🌱Startupactive
SC841866 · ltd · incorporated 2025-03-19
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
5 filings
60
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
55
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
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-19🏢Company incorporatedAs SZN MEDIA LTD
- 2025-03-19➕MCDONALD, Christopher Donald Clark appointeddirector
- 2025-03-19➕WESTON, Zara Veronica appointeddirector
- 2025-03-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 1.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Donald Clark Mcdonald Individual · British · DOB 03/1984 · age 42 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 19/03/2025 |
Miss Zara Veronica Weston Individual · British · DOB 08/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 19/03/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Nathan Alistair Colin Mcdonaldceased 26/05/2025· 25-50% shares · 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
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-03-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities
Registered office
26 Copper Beech Court
Auchinyell Road
Aberdeen
AB10 7GL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MCDONALD, Christopher Donald Clark→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2025-03-19
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WESTON, Zara Veronica→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2025-03-19
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Recent filings (5 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-03-19