INCY WINCY'S LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.9y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £142.1k | £73.7k |
| Current assets | £93.5k | £23.0k |
| Net assets | £-229.9k | £-330.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-30📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-07-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-27📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-07-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-09-23➖HOCKEY, Kathryn resignedsecretary
- 2013-09-23➖HOCKEY, Kathryn resigneddirector
- 2013-09-23➖WARRINER, Christine resigneddirector
- 2013-09-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2013-09-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2013-08-19➕JAMES, Annalisa Staron appointeddirector
- 2003-09-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2003-05-15🏢Company incorporatedAs INCY WINCY'S LIMITED
- 2003-05-15➕HOCKEY, Kathryn appointedsecretary
- 2003-05-15➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-05-15➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-05-15➕HOCKEY, Kathryn appointeddirector
- 2003-05-15➕WARRINER, Christine appointeddirector
- 2003-05-15➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-05-15➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanGroup structure
Harrowells (No 214) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Harrowells (No 214) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 15/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/09/2013 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 15/09/2003 | 18/09/2013 |