IOPT HOLDINGS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC590089 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-28
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£4.67M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -92% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4,666,009
Cash draining
Cash down 92% YoY
Cash YoY
-92%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£151k
↓ 92% YoY
Net Worth
£4.7m
↑ 6.9% YoY
Current Assets
£4.7m
↑ 6.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.67M | £4.37M |
| Current assets | £4.66M | £4.36M |
| Cash | £151.1k | £2.01M |
| Debtors | £4.51M | £2.36M |
| Net assets | £4.67M | £4.37M |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-09-26📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-09-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-09-25📄appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP02
- 2025-09-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-17➕MERCIA FUND MANAGEMENT (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2025-09-17➖LOUGH, Hugo Alexander resigneddirector
- 2025-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-01-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-12-24➕STEELE, Derek Martyn appointeddirector
- 2024-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-21➖MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-06-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-01-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2024-01-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-01-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-01-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-01-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-01-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-01➕LOUGH, Hugo Alexander appointeddirector
- 2023-11-01➕DICK, Brian appointeddirector
- 2023-11-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-01➖MCANINCH, Paul John resigneddirector
- 2022-11-01➕SMEATON, Calum John appointeddirector
- 2021-11-19➕MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-08-31➕MCANINCH, Paul John appointeddirector
- 2018-02-28🏢Company incorporatedAs IOPT HOLDINGS LTD
- 2018-02-28➕RALSTON, Richard John Dane appointeddirector
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-02-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
1/1 14 Mitchell Lane
Glasgow
G1 3NU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21
Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)
Active
RALSTON, Richard John Dane→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2018-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMEATON, Calum John→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2022-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STEELE, Derek Martyn→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2024-12-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MERCIA FUND MANAGEMENT (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2025-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2021-11-19 · resigned 2024-06-21
LOUGH, Hugo Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2024-01-01 · resigned 2025-09-17
MCANINCH, Paul John→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2018-08-31 · resigned 2023-09-01
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Recent filings (55 total)
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-26
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2025-09-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-06-21