I3WORKS LTD

📈Growthactive
SC477423 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-12
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 5.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£38.15M
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.9y

95/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £3,544,579
Strong revenue growth
Turnover up 40% YoY
Turnover YoY
+40%
Year on year

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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Turnover£38.15M£27.34M
Gross profit£7.42M£4.12M
Operating profit£3.52M£2.21M
Profit before tax£3.54M£2.22M
Average employees1420014600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-19
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
  3. 2026-01-06
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2025-08-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2025-08-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-06-06
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  7. 2025-06-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2025-06-05
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    Charge satisfied #1
  9. 2025-04-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2025-04-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2025-01-28
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    O'DOWD, Terence resigned
    director
  12. 2025-01-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2025-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AA
  15. 2024-04-05
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  16. 2023-09-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2023-09-18
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    COOKE, Christopher resigned
    director
  18. 2023-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-10-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2022-10-10
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    GUNN, Damian Lee appointed
    director
  21. 2022-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2022-02-16
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    COOKE, Christopher appointed
    director
  23. 2022-02-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2020-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2020-10-07
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  26. 2020-06-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  27. 2017-10-31
    ➖
    HOPKINS, Mark John resigned
    director
  28. 2017-01-31
    ➕
    AMES, Benjamin William Lewis appointed
    director
  29. 2017-01-31
    ➕
    HOPKINS, Mark John appointed
    director
  30. 2017-01-31
    ➕
    O'DOWD, Terence appointed
    director
  31. 2017-01-31
    ➖
    PAVER, Martin Laurence resigned
    director
  32. 2015-09-18
    ➖
    O'DOWD, Terry resigned
    director
  33. 2014-06-01
    ➕
    O'DOWD, Terry appointed
    director
  34. 2014-06-01
    ➕
    PAVER, Martin Laurence appointed
    director
  35. 2014-05-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As I3WORKS LTD
  36. 2014-05-12
    ➕
    CAMERON, Gregor Iain 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
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
I3 Capital Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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I3capital Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
majority
⬇
I3WORKS LTD
This company · SC477423

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
I3 Capital Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/08/2025
I3capital Ltd
Corporate entity
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting05/08/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Gregor Iain Cameronceased 18/08/2025· 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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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-05-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

33 Kittoch Street
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G74 4JW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-26
Last: 2025-05-12

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

AMES, Benjamin William Lewis→
director · ~39y · appointed 2017-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMERON, Gregor Iain→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GUNN, Damian Lee→
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOKE, Christopher→
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-02-16 · resigned 2023-09-18
Resigned
HOPKINS, Mark John→
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-01-31 · resigned 2017-10-31
Resigned
O'DOWD, Terence→
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-01-31 · resigned 2025-01-28
Resigned
O'DOWD, Terry→
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-06-01 · resigned 2015-09-18
Resigned
PAVER, Martin Laurence→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-06-01 · resigned 2017-01-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property19/06/202005/06/2025

Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2026-01-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-08-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-25
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-06-06
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-04-05