ZINC MEDIA GROUP PLC

🌳Matureactive

SC075133 · plc · incorporated 1981-06-09

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Combined office administrative service activities

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

15 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 34.6y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 34.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 53/100 (high).

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

Lenders & charges

15 charges (15/15 with lender, 15/15 with type)

Directors & officers

53 officers (6 active, 53 linked, 39 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

25 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

375 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 2 capital
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (143 events)Click to expand

2026-01-19
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-19
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-22
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MCGAUGHEY, Laura Elisabeth appointed
director
2025-11-22
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SAWYER, Will resigned
director
2025-11-21
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MCGAUGHEY, Laura appointed
secretary
2025-11-21
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SAWYER, Will resigned
secretary
2025-11-21
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-11-21
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-10-15
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-15
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-15
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-28
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
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TAYLOR, Nicholas James resigned
director
2024-11-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-04
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-01
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HERRICK, Kathryn appointed
director
2024-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-02-29
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-09-12
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-26
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-05-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-09-12
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-09-17
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Charge registered #15
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2019-12-06
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BELL, Douglas Harry Alexander resigned
director
2019-09-02
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GARARD, Andrew Sheldon appointed
director
2019-09-02
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GALAN, David James resigned
director
2019-07-31
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BERTRAM, Peter Michael resigned
director
2019-07-01
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SATTERTHWAITE, Christopher James appointed
director
2019-04-23
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BROWNING, Mark David appointed
director
2019-04-23
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GALAN, David James resigned
secretary
2019-04-23
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SAWYER, Will appointed
secretary
2018-11-05
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BELL, Douglas Harry Alexander appointed
director
2018-11-05
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GOODWIN, Jonathan Philip Pryce resigned
director
2018-10-09
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SAWYER, Will appointed
director
2017-04-03
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TAYLOR, Nicholas James appointed
director
2017-03-15
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JOHNSON, Luke resigned
director
2016-06-30
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WOOD, Mark William resigned
director
2016-03-21
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Charge satisfied #13
2016-02-26
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GALAN, David James appointed
secretary
2016-02-26
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PATEL, Nitil resigned
secretary
2016-02-26
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PATEL, Nitil resigned
director
2016-01-04
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GALAN, David James appointed
director
2015-07-13
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GOODWIN, Jonathan Philip Pryce appointed
director
2015-07-13
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JOHNSON, Luke appointed
director
2015-07-10
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HOARE, Timothy James Douro resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 143 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

2 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: SAWYER, Will resigned 2025-11-21; SAWYER, Will resigned 2025-11-22

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Herald Investment Trust Plc holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Herald Investment Trust Plc

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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ZINC MEDIA GROUP PLC

This company · SC075133

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Herald Investment Trust Plc Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeplc

Incorporated1981-06-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82110 — Combined office administrative service activities

Registered office

C/O Cms Cmno Llp 4th Floor, Saltire Court

20 Castle Terrace

Edinburgh

EH1 2EN

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-14

Last: 2025-10-31