ICON UK ALLIANCE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09620055 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-02
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2018-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-31
    ➖
    CUPIT, David resigned
    director
  12. 2018-03-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-03-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-02-28
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    HORSMAN, Neil Richard resigned
    director
  15. 2017-10-30
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2017-07-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2017-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-03-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2016-08-10
    ➕
    HORSMAN, Neil Richard appointed
    director
  20. 2016-07-29
    ➖
    CROOK, Andy resigned
    director
  21. 2015-12-04
    ➕
    MARSDEN, Christopher John appointed
    director
  22. 2015-12-04
    ➖
    CS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2015-12-04
    ➕
    CROOK, Andy appointed
    director
  24. 2015-12-04
    ➕
    CUPIT, David appointed
    director
  25. 2015-12-04
    ➖
    MABON, Sam Grant resigned
    director
  26. 2015-12-04
    ➖
    CS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  27. 2015-06-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ICON UK ALLIANCE LIMITED
  28. 2015-06-02
    ➕
    CS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2015-06-02
    ➕
    MABON, Sam Grant appointed
    director
  30. 2015-06-02
    ➕
    CS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

Icon Technology Systems Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Icon Technology Systems Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
ICON UK ALLIANCE LIMITED
This company · 09620055

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
Icon Technology Systems Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-06-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

A C Plastics
Wilson Road
Liverpool
L36 6AN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

MARSDEN, Christopher John→
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-06-02 · resigned 2015-12-04
Resigned
CROOK, Andy→
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-12-04 · resigned 2016-07-29
Resigned
CUPIT, David→
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-12-04 · resigned 2018-05-31
Resigned
HORSMAN, Neil Richard→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-08-10 · resigned 2018-02-28
Resigned
MABON, Sam Grant→
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-06-02 · resigned 2015-12-04
Resigned
CS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2015-06-02 · resigned 2015-12-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-20