IACS CONSULTING LTD
- · Lifecycle stage: established → growth
- · Investment thesis: unclassified → growth_story
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.
- ↑Lifecycle stage: established → growth
- ·Investment thesis: unclassified → growth_story
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Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (88/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3.95M | £3.24M |
| Gross profit | £3.43M | £2.94M |
| Operating profit | £817.8k | £275.7k |
| Profit before tax | £826.8k | £276.2k |
| Average employees | 2500 | 2400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-07-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-07-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-28➕MORETON, Kevin appointeddirector
- 2024-06-28➕MOTTARD, Jacques Francis appointeddirector
- 2024-06-28➕SLAMENKAITE, Olga appointeddirector
- 2024-06-28➖DEMPSEY, Bruce John resigneddirector
- 2024-06-28➖KEENON, Scott resigneddirector
- 2024-06-28➖LAW, Don resigneddirector
- 2024-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-01➕KEENON, Scott appointeddirector
- 2020-01-06➕LAW, Don appointeddirector
- 2019-10-11🏢Company incorporatedAs IACS CONSULTING LTD
- 2019-10-11➕DEMPSEY, Bruce John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Sword Charteris Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sword Charteris Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/06/2024 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Scott Keenonceased 28/06/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Don Lawceased 28/06/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Bruce John Dempseyceased 28/06/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 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 →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
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Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
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