ISCOM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07254594 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-14
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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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£22.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £22,355
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,115 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£22k
↓ 4.8% YoY
Current Assets
£67k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£27k£40k£54k£67kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£22.4k£23.5k
Current assets£67.4k£58.3k
Net assets£22.4k£23.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-04-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-04-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-04-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-29
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2018-06-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-03-15
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    BLUEFAIR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  18. 2015-02-01
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    BLUEFAIR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  19. 2014-12-01
    ➕
    ALLEN, Benjamin appointed
    director
  20. 2014-12-01
    ➖
    ALLEN, Benjamin resigned
    secretary
  21. 2014-01-06
    ➕
    BACK, Clare Elizabeth appointed
    director
  22. 2010-05-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ISCOM LIMITED
  23. 2010-05-14
    ➕
    BACK, Anthony Gordon appointed
    director
  24. 2010-05-14
    ➕
    ALLEN, Benjamin appointed
    secretary
  25. 2010-05-14
    ➕
    BACK, Anthony Gordon appointed
    director
  26. 2010-05-14
    ➖
    BACK, Anthony Gordon resigned
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — 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 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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ben David Allen
Individual · British · DOB 06/1987 · age 39
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/11/2017
Mr Anthony Gordon Back
Individual · British · DOB 08/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Anthony Gordon Backceased 06/04/2016· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320

Registered office

The Old Pow Camp Boddington Road
Byfield
Daventry
Northamptonshire
NN11 6XU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

ALLEN, Benjamin→
director · ~39y · appointed 2014-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BACK, Anthony Gordon→
director · ~71y · appointed 2010-05-14
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Active
BACK, Clare Elizabeth→
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLEN, Benjamin→
secretary · appointed 2010-05-14 · resigned 2014-12-01
Resigned
BACK, Anthony Gordon→
director · ~71y · appointed 2010-05-14 · resigned 2010-05-14
Resigned
BLUEFAIR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2015-02-01 · resigned 2016-03-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-09