CENTRAL FM LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC115009 · ltd · incorporated 1988-12-07
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Radio broadcasting
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 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 · 4 lenders · oldest 36.1y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 36.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
45 officers (2 active, 45 linked, 30 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
221 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (104 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-11-02📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-11-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-11-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-02-19➕QUIRK, Norman Linton appointeddirector
- 2018-02-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-09-26🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2010-08-06➖GORDON, John Scott resigneddirector
- 2008-08-21➖WELLS, Lynette Ann resignedsecretary
- 2008-08-21➖WHEATLY, Richard John Norwood resigneddirector
- 2008-01-15➖MACKENZIE, Alistair William resigneddirector
- 2008-01-15➕WHEATLY, Richard John Norwood appointeddirector
- 2005-09-09➖SANDERSON, John resigneddirector
- 2005-09-09➖WILKIE, Alexander Joseph Holden resigneddirector
- 2004-05-10➖LLOYD, Humphrey Alexander resigneddirector
- 2004-05-10➕MACKENZIE, Alistair William appointeddirector
- 2002-09-20➖QUEEN, Evelyn resigneddirector
- 2002-05-07➕LLOYD, Humphrey Alexander appointeddirector
- 2002-03-17➖WATERHOUSE, Ann Marguerite resignedsecretary
- 2002-03-17➕WELLS, Lynette Ann appointedsecretary
- 2001-09-17➖MYERS, John Frederick resigneddirector
- 2001-09-17➕QUEEN, Evelyn appointeddirector
- 2001-09-17➕SANDERSON, John appointeddirector
- 2001-06-18➕LISTER, Brian Stuart appointeddirector
- 2001-06-18➖LISTER, Brian Stuart resigneddirector
- 2001-06-18➕MYERS, John Frederick appointeddirector
- 2001-04-20➖KERR, Elisabeth Margaret resigneddirector
- 2001-03-31➖CARNIE, James Lewis Scott resigneddirector
- 2001-03-28➖JEFFREY, Ian Shanks resigneddirector
- 2000-11-13➖HARRIS, Adrian Paul resignedsecretary
- 2000-11-13➕WATERHOUSE, Ann Marguerite appointedsecretary
- 2000-03-17➕HARRIS, Adrian Paul appointedsecretary
- 2000-03-17➕WILKIE, Alexander Joseph Holden appointeddirector
- 2000-03-17➖WILSON, Alan Raeburn resigneddirector
- 2000-03-13➕CARNIE, James Lewis Scott appointeddirector
- 2000-02-25➖BORTHWICK, Sheena resignedsecretary
- 2000-02-25➖BORTHWICK, Sheena resigneddirector
- 1999-04-23➕KERR, Elisabeth Margaret appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 104 events
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Pollock Quinn Individual · British · DOB 07/1952 · age 74 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 16/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-12-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC60100 — Radio broadcasting
Registered office
20 Barnton Street
Stirling
FK8 1NE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16
Officers (2 active · 43 resigned)
QUINN, John Pollock→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 1992-12-15
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QUIRK, Norman Linton→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2018-02-19
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BORTHWICK, Sheena→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-10-30 · resigned 2000-02-25
HARRIS, Adrian Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-03-17 · resigned 2000-11-13
HYND, Lewis James Mclean→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1990-08-27
MCKINLEY, Derek→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-04-18 · resigned 1997-03-31
MEIKLEJOHN, Iain Maury Campbell→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1988-12-07 · resigned 1990-01-14
MILLARD, Grant→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-03-31 · resigned 1997-11-11
STEVENSON, Archibald Mackay→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1990-08-27 · resigned 1991-01-14
WATERHOUSE, Ann Marguerite→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-11-13 · resigned 2002-03-17
WELLS, Lynette Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-03-17 · resigned 2008-08-21
WILSON, Alan Raeburn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-05-14 · resigned 1996-04-18
ANGUS, Susan Mottram→
Resigneddirector · resigned 1991-01-14
BOND, Marc Daniel→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1997-01-10 · resigned 1998-01-26
BORTHWICK, Sheena→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 1997-07-21 · resigned 2000-02-25
BROWN, Jack Mckinlay→
Resigneddirector · resigned 1991-01-14
CARNIE, James Lewis Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2000-03-13 · resigned 2001-03-31
COMELLA, Martin→
Resigneddirector · resigned 1991-01-14
FINDLAY, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1992-12-15 · resigned 1996-03-25
GORDON, John Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1990-09-27 · resigned 2010-08-06
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 27/01/1992 | 26/09/2013 | |
| satisfied | Clackmannon Development Company Clackmannon Development Company LTD | Floating charge | 1 property | 18/09/1990 | 07/03/1991 | |
| satisfied | Stirling Enterprise and Economic Development Company Stirling Enterprise and Economic Development Company LTD | Floating charge | 1 property | 25/07/1990 | 07/03/1991 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 08/05/1990 | 09/03/1993 |
Recent filings (221 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-18