IC SHIELDS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC516816 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-30
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£19.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £19,178
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,029 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£19k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£54k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£16k£31k£47k£63k£78kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£19.2k£27.2k
Current assets£53.8k£78.2k
Net assets£19.2k£27.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-03-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2023-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2017-10-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2017-10-20
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2017-10-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-10-07
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Talat appointed
    director
  17. 2017-10-07
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    HUSSAIN, Arieg Fatima resigned
    director
  18. 2017-10-07
    ➖
    HUSSAIN, Talat resigned
    director
  19. 2017-10-03
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Arieg Fatima appointed
    director
  20. 2015-09-30
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    Company incorporated
    As IC SHIELDS LIMITED
  21. 2015-09-30
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Talat appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Talat Hussain
Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51
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
Incorporated2015-09-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

210 Shields Road
Motherwell
Lanarkshire
ML1 2DU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HUSSAIN, Talat→
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUSSAIN, Arieg Fatima→
director · ~27y · appointed 2017-10-03 · resigned 2017-10-07
Resigned
HUSSAIN, Talat→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-09-30 · resigned 2017-10-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-22