2IC-CARE LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12976318 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-27
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
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£18.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -64% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 10 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
45 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £18,841
Cash draining
Cash down 64% YoY
Cash YoY
-64%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£60k
↓ 64% YoY
Net Worth
£19k
↑ 104% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↑ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£477k-£156k£165k£486k£807k£1.1mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£888.9k£-476.8k
Current assets£1.13M£911.8k
Cash£59.6k£166.5k
Debtors£240.9k£64.6k
Net assets£18.8k£-476.8k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-01-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-01-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-01-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-01-14
    JOHNSON, Nicholas appointed
    director
  7. 2026-01-14
    ODDS, Duncan Henderson appointed
    director
  8. 2026-01-14
    GOULD, Shayne resigned
    director
  9. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-04-24
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    capital · SH01
  11. 2025-04-07
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  12. 2025-03-25
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2025-03-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2025-02-28
    MILCHEM, Barry Peter resigned
    director
  15. 2025-02-19
    BLUNDELL, Stephen James resigned
    director
  16. 2025-02-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2024-08-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2024-07-26
    BARRETT, Rupert Alexander Lowndes appointed
    director
  19. 2024-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2024-03-02
    BURNS, Angus Crosbie resigned
    director
  21. 2024-03-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2024-02-06
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  23. 2024-02-06
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  24. 2024-01-08
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  25. 2023-11-14
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  26. 2023-10-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  27. 2023-05-14
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  28. 2023-05-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2023-05-11
    MILCHEM, Barry Peter appointed
    director
  30. 2023-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  31. 2022-01-21
    PEARSON, Robert Charles appointed
    director
  32. 2022-01-21
    BLUNDELL, Stephen James appointed
    director
  33. 2022-01-21
    BURNS, Angus Crosbie appointed
    director
  34. 2022-01-11
    BRATT, Simon John resigned
    director
  35. 2021-08-06
    BRATT, Simon John appointed
    director
  36. 2021-08-06
    GOULD, Shayne appointed
    director
  37. 2020-10-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2IC-CARE LTD
  38. 2020-10-27
    KEYSE, Richard Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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 Richard Charles Keyse
Individual · British,New Zealander · DOB 07/1959 · age 67
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/10/2020

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
Incorporated2020-10-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

20 Mortlake 20 Mortlake High Street
London
SW14 8JN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)

BARRETT, Rupert Alexander Lowndes
director · ~68y · appointed 2024-07-26
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Active
JOHNSON, Nicholas
director · ~55y · appointed 2026-01-14
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Active
KEYSE, Richard Charles
director · ~67y · appointed 2020-10-27
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Active
ODDS, Duncan Henderson
director · ~41y · appointed 2026-01-14
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Active
PEARSON, Robert Charles
director · ~73y · appointed 2022-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLUNDELL, Stephen James
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-01-21 · resigned 2025-02-19
Resigned
BRATT, Simon John
director · ~65y · appointed 2021-08-06 · resigned 2022-01-11
Resigned
BURNS, Angus Crosbie
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-01-21 · resigned 2024-03-02
Resigned
GOULD, Shayne
director · ~72y · appointed 2021-08-06 · resigned 2026-01-14
Resigned
MILCHEM, Barry Peter
director · ~64y · appointed 2023-05-11 · resigned 2025-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-24
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-10