ICLS TRADING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08595609 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-03
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£10.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,757

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£11k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£11k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£4k£7k£9k£11kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£10.9k£10.9k
Current assets£11.0k£11.0k
Net assets£10.8k£10.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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  2. 2025-02-26
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  3. 2024-03-21
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  4. 2023-03-27
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  5. 2021-11-29
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  6. 2020-11-26
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  7. 2019-12-02
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  8. 2018-09-12
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  9. 2017-12-04
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  10. 2017-02-09
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  11. 2016-03-29
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  12. 2015-07-20
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  13. 2015-03-02
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  14. 2014-07-21
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  15. 2013-12-24
    CATTRAN, Charles Davy resigned
    director
  16. 2013-12-24
    CATTRAN, Jack Peter resigned
    director
  17. 2013-12-24
    HUDSON, Katie Robina resigned
    director
  18. 2013-12-24
    MILLARD, Charlotte Maria resigned
    director
  19. 2013-12-24
    REEVES, Chloe Elizabeth resigned
    director
  20. 2013-12-24
    WHITELOCK, Henrietta Rose resigned
    director
  21. 2013-08-10
    STEVENS, Isabel Cherry appointed
    director
  22. 2013-08-10
    CATTRAN, Charles Davy appointed
    director
  23. 2013-08-10
    CATTRAN, Jack Peter appointed
    director
  24. 2013-08-10
    HUDSON, Katie Robina appointed
    director
  25. 2013-08-10
    MILLARD, Charlotte Maria appointed
    director
  26. 2013-08-10
    REEVES, Chloe Elizabeth appointed
    director
  27. 2013-07-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ICLS TRADING LIMITED
  28. 2013-07-03
    WHITELOCK, Henrietta Rose appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Isabel Cherry Stevens
Individual · British · DOB 09/1986 · age 40
75100%
75-100% shares11/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

59 Lower Queen Street
Penzance
Cornwall
TR18 4DF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-22
Last: 2026-06-08

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

STEVENS, Isabel Cherry
director · ~40y · appointed 2013-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CATTRAN, Charles Davy
director · ~37y · appointed 2013-08-10 · resigned 2013-12-24
Resigned
CATTRAN, Jack Peter
director · ~43y · appointed 2013-08-10 · resigned 2013-12-24
Resigned
HUDSON, Katie Robina
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-08-10 · resigned 2013-12-24
Resigned
MILLARD, Charlotte Maria
director · ~49y · appointed 2013-08-10 · resigned 2013-12-24
Resigned
REEVES, Chloe Elizabeth
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-08-10 · resigned 2013-12-24
Resigned
WHITELOCK, Henrietta Rose
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-07-03 · resigned 2013-12-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-08
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accounts · AA
2026-03-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-08