LOCHBROOM F.M. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC171400 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1997-01-16

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 28.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Jan 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Radio broadcasting

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 28.4y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 28.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

64 officers (2 active, 64 linked, 53 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

185 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Average employees	0	0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (146 events)Click to expand

2026-02-12
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officers · TM01
2026-02-12
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officers · AP01
2026-01-14
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O'HANRAHAN, Brendan Michael resigned
director
2026-01-12
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HAWKINS, Felicity Jane Hamilton appointed
director
2025-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-26
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-25
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administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2025-06-24
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gazette · GAZ2
2025-04-08
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-24
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accounts · AA
2023-10-30
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2022-10-31
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2021-10-25
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accounts · AA
2021-01-31
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2019-10-26
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accounts · AA
2018-10-31
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accounts · AA
2018-06-25
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officers · TM01
2018-06-25
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2018-06-25
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officers · TM01
2018-06-12
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MILLER, Jonathan George resigned
director
2018-06-12
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THOMSON, Rebecca Lynn resigned
director
2017-06-10
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D'AGOSTINO, Angela Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2016-07-31
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THOMSON, Lorraine Gibson resigned
director
2016-04-22
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DA FORNO, Anthony Bernard resigned
director
2016-03-01
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MILLER, Jonathan George appointed
director
2015-08-01
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D'AGOSTINO, Angela Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2015-08-01
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BOA, Yvonne resigned
director
2015-08-01
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O'HANRAHAN, Brendan Michael appointed
director
2015-08-01
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THOMSON, Lorraine Gibson appointed
director
2013-08-15
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THOMSON, Rebecca Lynn appointed
director
2013-07-01
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ROSS, Anne Carol resigned
secretary
2013-07-01
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HARRISON, Frances Joy resigned
director
2013-07-01
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ROSS, Anne Carol resigned
director
2013-06-12
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DA FORNO, Anthony Bernard appointed
director
2013-03-12
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MACDONALD, Kenneth Alasdair appointed
director
2013-03-12
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BOA, Yvonne appointed
director
2011-02-21
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MACRAE, George Alexander resigned
director
2008-12-31
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BEALE, Walter William, Reverend resigned
director
2008-06-16
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BLUEFIELD, Andrew resigned
director
2007-07-31
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ROSS, Anne Carol appointed
secretary
2007-07-31
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TUNSLEY, Kim resigned
secretary
2007-07-31
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BLUEFIELD, Andrew appointed
director
2007-07-31
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HARRISON, Frances Joy appointed
director
2007-07-31
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RIDDELL, Neil Littlejohn resigned
director
2007-07-31
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ROSS, Anne Carol appointed
director
2007-07-31
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TUNSLEY, Kim resigned
director
2007-06-04
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MACRAE, George Alexander appointed
director
2006-11-02
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RIDDELL, Neil Littlejohn resigned
secretary
2006-11-02
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TUNSLEY, Kim appointed
secretary
2006-11-02
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GUY, Kevin Richard resigned
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1997-01-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC60100 — Radio broadcasting

Registered office

Radio House

Mill Street

Ullapool

Ross Shire

IV26 2UN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-30

Last: 2026-01-16

Officers (2 active · 62 resigned)

HAWKINS, Felicity Jane Hamilton→

director · ~71y · appointed 2026-01-12

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MACDONALD, Kenneth Alasdair→

director · ~58y · appointed 2013-03-12

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BODEN, Wendy Alice→

secretary · appointed 2004-10-27 · resigned 2005-10-12

Resigned

BORTHWICK, Neil Alexander→

secretary · appointed 2001-10-01 · resigned 2002-11-10

Resigned

BORTHWICK, Neil Alexander→

secretary · appointed 2000-08-28 · resigned 2001-10-01

Resigned

D'AGOSTINO, Angela Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2015-08-01 · resigned 2017-06-10

Resigned

MACAULAY, Heidi→

secretary · appointed 2002-11-10 · resigned 2004-11-01

Resigned

MACLEOD, Morag-Ann→

secretary · appointed 1997-02-08 · resigned 2000-05-10

Resigned

REID, Brian→

nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-01-16 · resigned 1997-01-16

Resigned

RIDDELL, Neil Littlejohn→

secretary · appointed 2005-10-11 · resigned 2006-11-02

Resigned

RILEY, Stanley Raymond→

secretary · appointed 2000-05-10 · resigned 2000-08-09

Resigned

ROSS, Anne Carol→

secretary · appointed 2007-07-31 · resigned 2013-07-01

Resigned

TUNSLEY, Kim→

secretary · appointed 2006-11-02 · resigned 2007-07-31

Resigned

BEALE, Walter William, Reverend→

director · ~87y · appointed 2005-10-11 · resigned 2008-12-31

Resigned

BLUEFIELD, Andrew→

director · ~78y · appointed 2007-07-31 · resigned 2008-06-16

Resigned

BOA, Andrew Forbes→

director · ~53y · appointed 1999-12-10 · resigned 2000-08-14

Resigned

BOA, Yvonne→

director · ~57y · appointed 2013-03-12 · resigned 2015-08-01

Resigned

BOA, Yvonne→

director · ~57y · appointed 2005-10-11 · resigned 2005-12-05

Resigned

BODEN, Wendy Alice→

director · ~70y · appointed 2004-10-27 · resigned 2005-10-12

Resigned

BORTHWICK, Keith John→

director · ~73y · appointed 2002-02-23 · resigned 2002-10-25

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	17/02/1998	—
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	03/12/1997	—

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Recent filings (185 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-02-12

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-02-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-10-31

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2025-07-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-25

administrative-restoration-company

restoration · RT01

2025-07-25

gazette-dissolved-compulsory

gazette · GAZ2

2025-06-24

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-04-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-10-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-10-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-10-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-14