ICON AUTOMATIONS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC562512 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-04
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 8.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£202.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25920
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 8.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 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
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £202,747
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£203k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£667k
↑ 83% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £210.0k | £183.9k |
| Current assets | £666.8k | £363.7k |
| Net assets | £202.7k | £163.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-05➕HIBBERT, Joel James appointeddirector
- 2026-03-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-05➕CROWN, Kenneth Robert appointeddirector
- 2026-01-05➖MONTEITH, Gordon resigneddirector
- 2026-01-05➖ORSTED, Michael resigneddirector
- 2025-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-01➕MONTEITH, Gordon appointeddirector
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06➖LYNCH, Ian resigneddirector
- 2021-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-07-01➕LYNCH, Ian appointeddirector
- 2020-05-11➖LYNCH, Ian resigneddirector
- 2020-05-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-05-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-04-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bibby Factors International Limited
- 2017-06-01➕LYNCH, Ian appointeddirector
- 2017-04-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ICON AUTOMATIONS LIMITED
- 2017-04-04➕ORSTED, Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: MONTEITH, Gordon resigned 2026-01-05; ORSTED, Michael resigned 2026-01-05
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Orsted Individual · Danish · DOB 01/1956 · age 70 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 04/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-04-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25920 — SIC 25920
Registered office
37 Rederech Crescent
Hamilton
ML3 8QF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
CROWN, Kenneth Robert→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2026-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HIBBERT, Joel James→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2026-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LYNCH, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2020-07-01 · resigned 2021-04-06
LYNCH, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2017-06-01 · resigned 2020-05-11
MONTEITH, Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2022-10-01 · resigned 2026-01-05
ORSTED, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2017-04-04 · resigned 2026-01-05
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Factors International Limited | A registered charge | — | 02/04/2018 | 08/05/2019 |
Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25