ICL RESOURCES LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC688251 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-05
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
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£16.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £16,135
Net assets shrinking
Down £15,329 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£16k
↓ 49% YoY
Current Assets
£46k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£9k£18k£28k£37k£46kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£37.6k£60.6k
Current assets£46.2k£41.2k
Net assets£16.1k£31.5k

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

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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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-02
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  6. 2022-08-02
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2022-08-02
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2022-08-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-08-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-02-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ICL RESOURCES LTD
  11. 2021-02-05
    LAWSON, Iain Cramond appointed
    director
  12. 2021-02-05
    LAWSON, Jane Ella appointed
    director
  13. 2021-02-05
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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
Mr Iain Cramond Lawson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control05/02/2021
Mrs Jane Ella Lawson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1981 · age 45
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/06/2022

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
Incorporated2021-02-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

West Coldstream
Drumoak
Banchory
AB31 5EP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

LAWSON, Iain Cramond
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-02-05
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Active
LAWSON, Jane Ella
director · ~45y · appointed 2021-02-05
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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-02
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-08-02
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-08-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-02-05