IRONMARKET LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08411874 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-02-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2020-04-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-10
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2019-05-22
    ➖
    DESAI, Ashish resigned
    director
  15. 2019-05-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-03-12
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AAMD
  17. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-02-18
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2019-02-15
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  20. 2017-09-27
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    JOHNSON, Amy appointed
    director
  21. 2013-04-15
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    DAYKIN, Shaun Lee resigned
    director
  22. 2013-04-01
    ➕
    WILKES, Wesley John appointed
    secretary
  23. 2013-02-20
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    Company incorporated
    As IRONMARKET LIMITED
  24. 2013-02-20
    ➕
    WILKES, Wesley John appointed
    director
  25. 2013-02-20
    ➕
    DAYKIN, Shaun Lee appointed
    director
  26. 2013-02-20
    ➕
    DESAI, Ashish appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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

Ironmarket Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ironmarket Group Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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IRONMARKET LIMITED
This company · 08411874

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ironmarket Group Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting18/11/2020
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Miss Amy Wilkesceased 24/01/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Wesley John Wilkesceased 18/11/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Ashish Desaiceased 10/08/2017· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-02-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Unit 10 Brindley Court Dalewood Road
Lymedale Business Park
Newcastle-Under-Lyme
ST5 9QA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

WILKES, Wesley John→
secretary · appointed 2013-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSON, Amy→
director · ~37y · appointed 2017-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILKES, Wesley John→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAYKIN, Shaun Lee→
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-02-20 · resigned 2013-04-15
Resigned
DESAI, Ashish→
director · ~47y · appointed 2013-02-20 · resigned 2019-05-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-02-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-02-08