3-56 MEDIA LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC413110 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-13
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£52.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Book publishing
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 59112Video production activities
- 70210Public relations and communications activities
- 74100Specialised design activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
32 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
75
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £52,001
Cash YoY
+7%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£28k
↑ 7.4% YoY
Net Worth
£52k
↑ 1594% YoY
Current Assets
£43k
↑ 63% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £52.0k | £-3.5k |
| Current assets | £42.7k | £26.2k |
| Cash | £28.2k | £26.2k |
| Debtors | £14.5k | — |
| Net assets | £52.0k | £-3.5k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2011-12-13🏢Company incorporatedAs 3-56 MEDIA LIMITED
- 2011-12-13➕O'HARE, Terence appointedsecretary
- 2011-12-13➕O'HARE, Gillian Fern appointeddirector
- 2011-12-13➕O'HARE, Terence appointeddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Terence O'Hare Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence | 30/06/2016 |
Mrs Gillian Fern O'Hare Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence | 30/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-12-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing
Registered office
36 The Smithy 36 The Smithy
West Linton
EH46 7EZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
O'HARE, Gillian Fern→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2011-12-13
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O'HARE, Terence→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2011-12-13
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Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-30