I.C.F.C. COMPUTERS LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
00990569 · ltd · incorporated 1970-09-30
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 53.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed dormant / non-trading — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 66). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 53.8y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 53.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (53/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
115 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
- 2017-11-21⚠️gazette-dissolved-liquidationgazette · GAZ2
- 2017-11-21🏁Company dissolved
- 2017-08-21⚠️liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meetinginsolvency · LIQ13
- 2017-06-23⚠️liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-dateinsolvency · LIQ03
- 2016-05-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-05-20⚠️liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidatorinsolvency · 600
- 2016-05-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2016-05-20⚠️liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvencyinsolvency · 4.70
- 2015-10-27✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2015-10-27✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2015-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-12-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2014-12-04🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2014-11-27➖LOOMES, Ben Robert resigneddirector
- 2014-11-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2014-11-25➖HAYWOOD, Andrew John resigneddirector
- 2014-11-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2014-09-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-08-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-07-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2013-05-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2013-01-02📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2012-12-31➖WALLER, Paul resigneddirector
- 2012-10-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2012-10-10➕LOOMES, Ben Robert appointeddirector
- 2012-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-09-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-10-07➕HAYWOOD, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2010-09-16➖RUSSELL, Jonathan Brian Cameron resigneddirector
- 2009-04-01➖ROWLANDS, Christopher Paul resigneddirector
- 2007-11-01➕DUNN, Kevin John appointeddirector
- 2007-11-01➖BRIERLEY, Anthony William Wallace resigneddirector
- 2006-01-13➖DAWSON, Nicole Sabina resigneddirector
- 2006-01-13➕ROWLANDS, Christopher Paul appointeddirector
- 2006-01-13➕RUSSELL, Jonathan Brian Cameron appointeddirector
- 2006-01-13➕WALLER, Paul appointeddirector
- 2005-05-09➕MURPHY, Jonathan Charles appointeddirector
- 1996-01-01➕BRIERLEY, Anthony William Wallace appointeddirector
- 1995-12-31➖BROWN, Peter Charles resigneddirector
- 1991-08-06➕3I PLC appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1972-07-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Industrial and Commercial Finance Corporation LTD.
- 1970-09-30🏢Company incorporatedAs I.C.F.C. COMPUTERS LIMITED
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 56 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
2 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2017-11-21
5 insolvency-related filings on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2017-11-21: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2017-08-21: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1970-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
31st Floor 40 Bank Street
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5NR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2015-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 8 resigned)
Active
DUNN, Kevin John→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2007-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MURPHY, Jonathan Charles→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2005-05-09
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BRIERLEY, Anthony William Wallace→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1996-01-01 · resigned 2007-11-01
BROWN, Peter Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 1995-12-31
DAWSON, Nicole Sabina→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · resigned 2006-01-13
HAYWOOD, Andrew John→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2010-10-07 · resigned 2014-11-25
LOOMES, Ben Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2012-10-10 · resigned 2014-11-27
ROWLANDS, Christopher Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2006-01-13 · resigned 2009-04-01
RUSSELL, Jonathan Brian Cameron→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2006-01-13 · resigned 2010-09-16
WALLER, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2006-01-13 · resigned 2012-12-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Industrial and Commercial Finance Corporation . Industrial and Commercial Finance Corporation LTD. | Debenture | 1 property | 07/07/1972 | 04/12/2014 |
Recent filings (115 total)
gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2017-11-21
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · LIQ13
2017-08-21
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · LIQ03
2017-06-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-05-27
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2016-05-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2016-05-20
liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · 4.70
2016-05-20
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2015-10-27
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2015-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-10-14
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2014-12-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2014-12-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2014-11-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2014-11-25