MEDIA WORLD LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC121762 · ltd · incorporated 1989-12-04
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-27.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -96% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 29.1y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 29.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £27,025
Cash draining
Cash down 96% YoY
Cash YoY
-96%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£398
↓ 96% YoY
Net Worth
-£27k
↑ 2.1% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↓ 59% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-26.2k | £-16.8k |
| Current assets | £17.3k | £42.4k |
| Cash | £398 | £9.9k |
| Debtors | £16.9k | £32.6k |
| Net assets | £-27.0k | £-27.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-27📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-01-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2016-12-28🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2016-11-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2014-10-10➖YOUNG, Johnina Devlin resignedsecretary
- 2003-09-30➕YOUNG, Johnina Devlin appointedsecretary
- 2003-09-30➖YOUNG, Susan Hillis resignedsecretary
- 2003-09-30➖YOUNG, Johnina Devlin resigneddirector
- 2000-08-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1997-03-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1992-11-05➕YOUNG, Susan appointeddirector
- 1992-10-01➖YOUNG, Noel Gordon resigneddirector
- 1992-01-17➖YOUNG, Johnina Devlin resignedsecretary
- 1992-01-17➕YOUNG, Susan Hillis appointedsecretary
- 1989-12-04🏢Company incorporatedAs MEDIA WORLD LIMITED
Owner dependency
93/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Susan Young Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-12-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities
Registered office
11b Bowfield Road
West Kilbride
KA23 9LB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
YOUNG, Susan→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 1992-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
YOUNG, Johnina Devlin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-09-30 · resigned 2014-10-10
YOUNG, Johnina Devlin→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1992-01-17
YOUNG, Susan Hillis→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-01-17 · resigned 2003-09-30
YOUNG, Johnina Devlin→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 2003-09-30
YOUNG, Noel Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · resigned 1992-10-01
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 26/08/2000 | 28/12/2016 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 13/03/1997 | 22/11/2016 |
Recent filings (99 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-29