ICE FUTURES EUROPE

🌳Matureactive

01528617 · private-unlimited · incorporated 1980-11-17

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

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Sector: Financial & insurance

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

66110Administration of financial markets
82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), 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: medium (57/100)

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

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

89 officers (12 active, 89 linked, 80 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

371 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (172 events)Click to expand

2026-05-07
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officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-07
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accounts · AA
2025-10-01
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HILL, Jonathan Hopkin, Lord appointed
director
2025-10-01
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officers · AP01
2025-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-08-01
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address · AD01
2024-07-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
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officers · AP01
2024-04-09
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IBBOTSON, Mark Scott appointed
director
2024-01-03
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officers · TM01
2023-12-31
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BARTON, Roger Nigel resigned
director
2023-06-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-08
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BURGGRAF, Sandra appointed
director
2023-05-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
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officers · AP01
2022-10-20
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BLAND, Richard Trabue appointed
director
2022-09-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-08
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REED, Paul Jonathan resigned
director
2022-07-06
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officers · AP01
2022-07-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-01
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RHODES, Christopher Jeffrey appointed
director
2022-06-30
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WILLIAMS, Stuart Glen resigned
director
2022-06-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-30
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GOONE, David S resigned
director
2021-11-12
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BRUCE, Philip Edward resigned
director
2021-11-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-01
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ABBOTT, John Charles appointed
director
2021-02-01
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officers · AP01
2020-12-10
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DUBIN, Cynthia Ann Smith appointed
director
2020-12-10
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FAITHFULL, Timothy William resigned
director
2018-08-06
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LINDSAY, Charles Ludovic appointed
secretary
2018-06-28
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DAVIS, Patrick Wolfe resigned
secretary
2017-11-17
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REED, Paul Jonathan appointed
director
2017-10-01
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WILLIAMS, Stuart Glen appointed
director
2017-09-30
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PENIKET, David John resigned
director
2017-07-31
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MCCARTHY, Malcolm Christopher, Sir resigned
director
2017-01-31
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MOORHOUSE, Christopher John resigned
director
2017-01-05
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WHITTAKER, Andrew Mark appointed
director
2016-09-07
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SHARP, Vanessa Anne appointed
director
2015-12-31
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REID, Robert Paul, Sir resigned
director
2015-09-17
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HAGUE, William Jefferson, Lord Hague Of Richmond appointed
director
2015-06-14
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WHITING, Alan resigned
director
2014-01-01
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BRUCE, Philip Edward appointed
director
2013-12-18
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HILL, Scott Anthony resigned
director
2013-12-05
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GOONE, David S appointed
director
2013-11-26
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BARTON, Roger Nigel appointed
director
2013-11-26
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WHITING, Alan appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

Group structure

Ice Futures Holdco No. 1 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ice Futures Holdco No. 1 Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ICE FUTURES EUROPE

This company · 01528617

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
Ice Futures Holdco No. 1 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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-unlimited

Incorporated1980-11-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

2nd Floor, Sancroft Rose Street

Paternoster Square

London

EC4M 7DQ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last: 2025-10-17