INTEGRATED CATERING EQUIPMENT (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC145844 · ltd · incorporated 1993-08-12
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 32.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£1.05M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46140
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 32.4y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 32.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
108 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,048,454
Cash YoY
+14%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.0m
↑ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£1.0m
↑ 2.7% YoY
Current Assets
£1.4m
↑ 1.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£283k£566k£850k£1.1m£1.4mAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£1.05M£1.02M
Current assets£1.42M£1.39M
Cash£1.00M£879.2k
Debtors£412.5k£507.8k
Net assets£1.05M£1.02M

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-06-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-25
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  9. 2020-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-08-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-08-07
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  17. 2015-01-30
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    CHRISTIE, David Charles appointed
    director
  18. 2015-01-30
    ➕
    HUNTER, Sylvia appointed
    director
  19. 2015-01-30
    ➖
    DUNLEVY, James Taylor resigned
    director
  20. 2015-01-30
    ➖
    EDMOND, John resigned
    director
  21. 2011-06-21
    ➕
    BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2011-06-21
    ➖
    DAVIES WOOD SUMMERS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2006-06-01
    ➕
    DAVIES WOOD SUMMERS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2006-06-01
    ➖
    MACKIE & DEWAR resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2000-05-31
    ➖
    COX, Christopher resigned
    director
  26. 1993-12-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  27. 1993-08-12
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    Company incorporated
    As INTEGRATED CATERING EQUIPMENT (UK) LIMITED
  28. 1993-08-12
    ➕
    MACKIE & DEWAR appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 1993-08-12
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1993-08-12
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1993-08-12
    ➕
    COX, Christopher appointed
    director
  32. 1993-08-12
    ➕
    DUNLEVY, James Taylor appointed
    director
  33. 1993-08-12
    ➕
    EDMOND, John appointed
    director
  34. 1993-08-12
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 1993-08-12
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
David Charles Christie
Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Sylvia Hunter
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1993-08-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140

Registered office

Lomond House
Wellington Circle
Altens
Aberdeen
AB12 3JG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-06-21
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Active
CHRISTIE, David Charles→
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUNTER, Sylvia→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES WOOD SUMMERS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-06-01 · resigned 2011-06-21
Resigned
MACKIE & DEWAR→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1993-08-12 · resigned 2006-06-01
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-08-12 · resigned 1993-08-12
Resigned
COX, Christopher→
director · ~74y · appointed 1993-08-12 · resigned 2000-05-31
Resigned
DUNLEVY, James Taylor→
director · ~72y · appointed 1993-08-12 · resigned 2015-01-30
Resigned
EDMOND, John→
director · ~79y · appointed 1993-08-12 · resigned 2015-01-30
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-08-12 · resigned 1993-08-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property14/12/1993—
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Recent filings (108 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-14