IC PROPERTY SERVICES LTD

🚨Distressedactive
SC533302 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-21
Investment thesis
Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.
Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.
Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2024
Net worth
£-452.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 95290
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £452,562
Very low cash
Cash position: £81
Cash draining
Cash down 70% YoY
Cash YoY
-70%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£81
↓ 70% YoY
Net Worth
-£453k
↓ 50% YoY
Current Assets
£498k
↑ 75% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£453k-£262k-£72k£118k£308k£498kApr 2023Apr 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-04-302023-04-30
Total assets£-418.6k£-261.0k
Current assets£498.1k£285.0k
Cash£81£273
Debtors£498.0k£284.7k
Net assets£-452.6k£-301.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-04-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-02-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2020-02-06
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2020-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-02-04
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-02-04
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-01-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2016-04-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As IC PROPERTY SERVICES LTD
  17. 2016-04-21
    STRANGE, John Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Alexander Strange
Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-04-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC95290 — SIC 95290

Registered office

C/O Robb Ferguson Regent Court
70 West Regent Street
Glasgow
G2 2QZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

STRANGE, John Alexander
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-04-21
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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-02-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-02-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-02-06