ICR (HOLDINGS) 1 LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12014587 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-23
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-05📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2025-04-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-10-30➖INNES, Michael Thomas resigneddirector
- 2024-10-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-28📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-09-17➕CONNEL, Gary Angus James appointeddirector
- 2024-09-04📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-09-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-03-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-08➖MCQUADE, Alan resigneddirector
- 2024-01-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-31➖MCBRIDE, Maurice resigneddirector
- 2023-06-07📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-05-24📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-12-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-01➕INNES, Michael Thomas appointeddirector
- 2022-09-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-08📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-05-05➕BEVERIDGE, James appointeddirector
- 2022-05-05➕MCBRIDE, Maurice appointeddirector
- 2022-05-05➖MCBRIDE, Maurice resigneddirector
- 2021-09-01➖RENNIE, William George resigneddirector
- 2019-12-09➖BAYLISS, William John resigneddirector
- 2019-05-31➕BAYLISS, William John appointeddirector
- 2019-05-31➕MCBRIDE, Maurice appointeddirector
- 2019-05-31➕RENNIE, William George appointeddirector
- 2019-05-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ICR (HOLDINGS) 1 LIMITED
- 2019-05-23➕MCQUADE, Alan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Graphite Capital General Partner Viii Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Graphite Capital General Partner Viii Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ICR (HOLDINGS) 1 LIMITED
This company · 12014587
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Graphite Capital General Partner Viii Llp Corporate entity | 75–100% | 50–75% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest | 31/05/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alan Mcquadeceased 31/05/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
78 Cannon Street
C/O Cms Cameron Mckenna Nabarro Olswang
London
EC4N 6AF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-05
Last: 2025-05-22
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
BEVERIDGE, James→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2022-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CONNEL, Gary Angus James→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2024-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BAYLISS, William John→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2019-05-31 · resigned 2019-12-09
INNES, Michael Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2022-10-01 · resigned 2024-10-30
MCBRIDE, Maurice→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2022-05-05 · resigned 2023-12-31
MCBRIDE, Maurice→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2019-05-31 · resigned 2022-05-05
MCQUADE, Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2019-05-23 · resigned 2024-03-08
RENNIE, William George→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2019-05-31 · resigned 2021-09-01
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Recent filings (51 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-06-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-11-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-01
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-09-28
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-09-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-11