ILKA DESIGN LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC553338 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-23
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£50.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised design activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 £50,867
Cash YoY
-9%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£38k
↓ 9.3% YoY
Net Worth
£51k
↑ 67% YoY
Current Assets
£91k
↑ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£18k£36k£54k£72k£91kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£51.1k£30.7k
Current assets£90.6k£58.2k
Cash£37.6k£41.5k
Debtors£52.9k£16.7k
Net assets£50.9k£30.4k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-12
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  4. 2024-05-23
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  16. 2023-06-20
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  17. 2022-08-30
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  18. 2022-08-25
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2022-08-25
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    incorporation · MA
  20. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-12-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ILKA DESIGN LIMITED
  22. 2016-12-23
    ➕
    HENDERSON, Lisa Mcnair appointed
    secretary
  23. 2016-12-23
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    SERVICE, Laura appointed
    secretary
  24. 2016-12-23
    ➕
    HENDERSON, Lisa Mcnair appointed
    director
  25. 2016-12-23
    ➕
    SERVICE, Laura 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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Ms Lisa Mcnair Henderson
Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1988 · age 38
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control23/12/2016
Miss Laura Service
Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1988 · age 38
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control23/12/2016

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
Incorporated2016-12-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities

Registered office

6th Floor Gordon Chambers
90 Mitchell Street
Glasgow
G1 3NQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

HENDERSON, Lisa Mcnair→
secretary · appointed 2016-12-23
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Active
SERVICE, Laura→
secretary · appointed 2016-12-23
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Active
HENDERSON, Lisa Mcnair→
director · ~38y · appointed 2016-12-23
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Active
SERVICE, Laura→
director · ~38y · appointed 2016-12-23
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Active

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-05-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
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