Original Aberdeen FM Limited

Active05922097 Private limited company

Incorporated: 1 September 2006 (20 years)
Industry: Radio broadcasting (60100)
Directors: David Howard Eric Thomson
Owned by: DC Thomson & Company Limited
Accounts type: Small
Region: Greater London
Address: 185 Fleet Street
London
EC4A 2HS

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 December 2026
Last accounts: 31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due: 15 September 2027
Last conf. stmt: 1 September 2026

Officers 2 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Mccall, Peter

Secretary · Appointed 1 April 2026

Thomson, David Howard Eric

Director · Appointed 19 March 2019

Also at Aberdeen Journals Limited, Brightsolid Online Innovation Limited, D.C. Thomson & Company Limited · more companies

British

Born November 1973

Officer history (20 former)

1 April 2026

Appointed Mccall, Peter as Secretary

31 March 2026

Resigned Evans, Susannah as Secretary

31 December 2021

Resigned Watson, Michael as Director

1 April 2021

Resigned Watson, Ellis Alan Nicholas as Director

19 March 2019

Resigned Findlay, Adam Montague as Director

19 March 2019

Resigned Quinn, John Pollock as Director

19 March 2019

Appointed Evans, Susannah as Secretary

19 March 2019

Appointed Watson, Ellis Alan Nicholas as Director

19 March 2019

Appointed Thomson, David Howard Eric as Director

19 March 2019

Appointed Watson, Michael as Director

19 March 2019

Resigned Findlay, Adam as Secretary

7 January 2019

Resigned Mcallan, David Lee as Director

1 July 2014

Appointed Mcallan, David Lee as Director

4 August 2010

Resigned Strachan, Murray Alexander as Director

10 September 2009

Appointed Findlay, Adam as Secretary

10 September 2009

Appointed Strachan, Murray Alexander as Director

10 September 2009

Appointed Findlay, Adam Montague as Director

10 September 2009

Resigned Johnson, Richard David as Director

10 September 2009

Appointed Quinn, John Pollock as Director

10 September 2009

Resigned Mckenna, Iain as Director

10 September 2009

Resigned Arendt, Jonathan Michael Henry as Secretary

10 September 2009

Resigned Arendt, Jonathan Michael Henry as Director

21 July 2008

Appointed Mckenna, Iain as Director

18 July 2008

Appointed Arendt, Jonathan Michael Henry as Secretary

18 July 2008

Resigned Strike, Thomas Charles as Director

18 July 2008

Resigned Hetherington, Richard Lawson as Director

18 July 2008

Appointed Johnson, Richard David as Director

15 July 2008

Resigned Clifford Chance Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

1 March 2008

Resigned Culligan, John Patrick as Director

1 March 2008

Resigned Johnson, Richard David as Director

1 March 2008

Resigned Sharp, Peter as Director

1 March 2008

Resigned Webster, Roderick Brenton as Director

22 January 2007

Resigned Viner, Peter Douglas as Director

22 January 2007

Appointed Culligan, John Patrick as Director

25 October 2006

Appointed Webster, Roderick Brenton as Director

25 October 2006

Appointed Strike, Thomas Charles as Director

25 October 2006

Appointed Arendt, Jonathan Michael Henry as Director

25 October 2006

Appointed Sharp, Peter as Director

25 October 2006

Appointed Johnson, Richard David as Director

25 October 2006

Appointed Viner, Peter Douglas as Director

1 September 2006

Appointed Clifford Chance Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

1 September 2006

Appointed Hetherington, Richard Lawson as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

DC Thomson & Company Limited

Corporate entity · Notified 12 March 2019

Owns 75–100% of shares

Holds 75–100% of voting rights

Limited Company

Reg. no. Sc005830

Former controllers (2)

12 March 2019

Ceased John Pollock Quinn — Owns 25–50% of shares

12 March 2019

Ceased New Wave Media Limited — Owns 25–50% of shares

Group structure 25 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

D.C. Thomson & Company Holdings Limited

D.C. Thomson & Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Aberdeen Journals Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Against the Head Limited Owns 25–50% of shares

Bananaman Productions Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Beano Productions Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Beano Studios Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Emanata Studios Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Brightsolid Online Innovation Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Brightsolid Online Technology Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Findmypast Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Friends Reunited Limited Holds 75–100% of voting rights

Clavamore Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Fifth Ring Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

D.C. Thomson (Energy) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

D.C. Thomson Enterprise Finance Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

D.C. Thomson Investco Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

D.C. Thomson Newco Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Dandy Entertainment Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

DC Thomson Magazine Publishing Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

New Aceville Publications Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

PSP Media Group Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares

DCT Nominees Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Dennis & Gnasher 3 Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Original Aberdeen FM Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares

And 11 more

Financials

Balance sheet as at 31 March 2025 · small accounts

Cash: £3,813

Current Ratio: 33.8x

Trend

Shareholder Funds

Balance sheet detail

	2025	2023	2022	2021
Fixed Assets		£485	£1,606	£5,366
Current Assets	£1,415,787		£1,538,921	£1,148,518
Debtors	£1,411,974	£1,560,188	£1,538,921	£1,022,898
Cash	£3,813		£0	£125,620
Creditors (< 1 year)	£41,921	£170,483	£282,306	£112,177
Creditors (> 1 year)				£0
Net Current Assets	£1,373,866	£1,389,705	£1,256,615	£1,036,341
Net Assets				£1,041,707
Shareholder Funds	£1,373,866	£1,390,190	£1,258,221	£1,041,707