MARVO THE WONDER CHICKEN 1 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC342301 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-02

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Television programme production activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	0	0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2026-04-01
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MCCALL, Peter appointed
secretary
2026-04-01
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-01
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-03-31
➖
EVANS, Susannah resigned
secretary
2026-01-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-31
➖
DALY, Robert Paul resigned
director
2025-12-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-05
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THOMSON, David Howard Eric appointed
director
2025-11-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-03-11
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officers · AP03
2019-03-11
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-03-05
➖
DOUGLAS, Irene resigned
secretary
2019-03-05
➕
EVANS, Susannah appointed
secretary
2018-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2011-05-02
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HALL, Alan Richard Finden resigned
director
2010-08-25
➕
DALY, Robert Paul appointed
director
2010-08-25
➕
HALL, Alan Richard Finden appointed
director
2010-08-25
➖
THOMSON, Christopher Harold William resigned
director
2008-05-21
➕
GRAY, Benjamin John Howard appointed
director
2008-05-21
➕
DOUGLAS, Irene appointed
secretary
2008-05-21
➖
THORNTONS LAW LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-05-21
➖
HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson resigned
director
2008-05-21
➕
THOMSON, Christopher Harold William appointed
director
2008-05-02
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Company incorporated
As MARVO THE WONDER CHICKEN 1 LIMITED
2008-05-02
➕
THORNTONS LAW LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-05-02
➕
HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson appointed
director

Owner dependency

76/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: EVANS, Susannah resigned 2026-03-31; DALY, Robert Paul resigned 2025-12-31

Group structure

Dc Thomson & Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Dc Thomson & Company Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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MARVO THE WONDER CHICKEN 1 LIMITED

This company · SC342301

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dc Thomson & Company Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-05-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

The Courier Buildings

Albert Square

Dundee

DD1 9QJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-16

Last: 2025-05-02

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

MCCALL, Peter→

secretary · appointed 2026-04-01

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Active

GRAY, Benjamin John Howard→

director · ~59y · appointed 2008-05-21

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Active

THOMSON, David Howard Eric→

director · ~53y · appointed 2025-12-05

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Active

DOUGLAS, Irene→

secretary · appointed 2008-05-21 · resigned 2019-03-05

Resigned

EVANS, Susannah→

secretary · appointed 2019-03-05 · resigned 2026-03-31

Resigned

THORNTONS LAW LLP→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-05-02 · resigned 2008-05-21

Resigned

DALY, Robert Paul→

director · ~69y · appointed 2010-08-25 · resigned 2025-12-31

Resigned

HALL, Alan Richard Finden→

director · ~74y · appointed 2010-08-25 · resigned 2011-05-02

Resigned

HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson→

director · ~64y · appointed 2008-05-02 · resigned 2008-05-21

Resigned

THOMSON, Christopher Harold William→

director · ~76y · appointed 2008-05-21 · resigned 2010-08-25

Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2026-04-01

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2026-04-01

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

officers · TM01

2026-01-05

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

officers · AP01

2025-12-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-11-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-02

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-02-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-12-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-12-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-11-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-12-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-05-11