IOCA ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09343458 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-05
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£22.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Publishing of computer games
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -31% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
45 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £22,292
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,224 YoY
Cash YoY
-31%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£22k
↓ 31% YoY
Net Worth
£22k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£7k£14k£21k£28k£36kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£22.3k£35.5k
Current assets£22.5k£35.2k
Cash£21.9k£31.7k
Debtors£619£3.5k
Net assets£22.3k£35.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2023-07-25
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  4. 2023-06-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-06-06
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  6. 2023-06-06
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-03-28
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    RENNA, Riccardo resigned
    director
  8. 2022-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-19
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-10-15
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    BELLUZZO, Alessandro appointed
    director
  11. 2021-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-19
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  13. 2021-02-19
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  14. 2021-02-19
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  15. 2021-02-19
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    address · AD01
  16. 2020-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-02-04
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  18. 2020-02-04
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    officers · CH01
  19. 2019-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-01-02
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    FRATTOLA, Francesco resigned
    director
  21. 2018-01-02
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    RENNA, Riccardo appointed
    director
  22. 2017-05-11
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    FRATTOLA, Francesco appointed
    director
  23. 2017-05-11
    ➖
    MOSSA, Gian Maria resigned
    director
  24. 2016-12-09
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    COSTA, Raffaele resigned
    director
  25. 2015-10-20
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    BENEDETTO, Ruggero appointed
    director
  26. 2015-10-20
    ➕
    MOSSA, Gian Maria appointed
    director
  27. 2014-12-05
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    Company incorporated
    As IOCA ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED
  28. 2014-12-05
    ➕
    COSTA, Raffaele 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

41/100
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.
  • 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
Mr Ruggero Benedetto
Individual · Italian · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Banca Generali Spaceased 28/03/2023· 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
Incorporated2014-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58210 — Publishing of computer games

Registered office

38 Craven Street
London
WC2N 5NG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BELLUZZO, Alessandro→
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENEDETTO, Ruggero→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COSTA, Raffaele→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-12-05 · resigned 2016-12-09
Resigned
FRATTOLA, Francesco→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-05-11 · resigned 2018-01-02
Resigned
MOSSA, Gian Maria→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-10-20 · resigned 2017-05-11
Resigned
RENNA, Riccardo→
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-01-02 · resigned 2023-03-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

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2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-19