BREEZE MEDIA LTD.

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SC186646 · ltd · incorporated 1998-06-10
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62090Other information technology service activities
  • 74202Other specialist photography
  • 74209Other photographic activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,120
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,102 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 65% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 73% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£826£2k£2k£3k£4kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£1.1k£3.2k
Current assets£1.1k£4.1k
Cash—£4.1k
Net assets£1.1k£3.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-08-10
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2022-08-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 1998-06-18
    ➕
    LOW, Carolyn Mary appointed
    secretary
  18. 1998-06-18
    ➕
    LOW, Walter Stuart appointed
    director
  19. 1998-06-18
    ➖
    MESSRS THORNTONS WS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 1998-06-18
    ➖
    HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson resigned
    nominee-director
  21. 1998-06-10
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    Company incorporated
    As BREEZE MEDIA LTD.
  22. 1998-06-10
    ➕
    MESSRS THORNTONS WS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1998-06-10
    ➕
    HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. 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 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Walter Stuart Low
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/06/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-06-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Terrygowan Croft
Ordhead
Inverurie
AB51 7QT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

LOW, Carolyn Mary→
secretary · appointed 1998-06-18
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Active
LOW, Walter Stuart→
director · ~61y · appointed 1998-06-18
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Active
MESSRS THORNTONS WS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-06-10 · resigned 1998-06-18
Resigned
HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson→
nominee-director · appointed 1998-06-10 · resigned 1998-06-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-10
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-08-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-31