INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CROPS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07068348 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-06
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£17.00M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 33200SIC 33200
- 46719SIC 46719
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 10.1y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £16,995,254
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2.3m
Net Worth
£17m
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Cash | £2.31M |
| Net assets | £17.00M |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-03-18🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Oxbury Bank PLC
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-28📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2025-08-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-05-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-05-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-09-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-01-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
- 2016-04-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank
- 2011-08-11➖LOOSEMORE, Mark Edward resigneddirector
- 2010-09-19➕WILSON, Harry appointeddirector
- 2010-09-19➕WILSON, Ian appointeddirector
- 2010-09-02➖PASCOE, Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2010-08-09➕WILSON, Keith appointedsecretary
- 2010-07-30➖PASCOE, Nicholas resignedsecretary
- 2010-07-30➖PASCOE, Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2010-03-01➕LOOSEMORE, Mark Edward appointeddirector
- 2009-11-06🏢Company incorporatedAs INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CROPS LIMITED
- 2009-11-06➕WILSON, Keith appointeddirector
- 2009-11-06➕PASCOE, Nicholas appointedsecretary
- 2009-11-06➕PASCOE, Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2009-11-06➕PASCOE, Nicholas appointeddirector
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Iec Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Iec Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CROPS LIMITED
This company · 07068348
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Iec Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/04/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Keith Wilsonceased 01/04/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr Ian Wilsonceased 10/12/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CITY GREENS FOODTECH LTD→ 15945777 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FORESTER AND ARBORIST SERVICES LIMITED→ 07037426 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| G J HEAPS LTD→ 12205799 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| GRIFFITHS FARMS LTD→ 15324195 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| HIGHFIELD LODGE AGRONOMY LTD→ 06766613 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| HUSPHINS LANE EQUESTRIAN LTD→ 16411144 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| I & M POULTRY FARM (MIDLAND) LIMITED→ 14148609 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| IEC BEEF LIMITED→ 11134854 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| IEC POULTRY LIMITED→ 11134456 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| INTERFACE NRM LIMITED→ 04615780 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| J & L FARMING LTD→ 16588114 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| J & S DAIRYING LIMITED→ 11808689 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-11-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production
Registered office
Iec House
Old Springs
Market Drayton
Shropshire
TF9 2PG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
Active
WILSON, Harry→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2010-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, Keith→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2009-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PASCOE, Nicholas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-11-06 · resigned 2010-07-30
LOOSEMORE, Mark Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2011-08-11
PASCOE, Nicholas→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2009-11-06 · resigned 2010-09-02
PASCOE, Nicholas→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2009-11-06 · resigned 2010-07-30
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Oxbury Bank Oxbury Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 18/03/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank) | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/01/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/04/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (69 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2025-08-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-05-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26