INTELLICO CATERING EQUIPMENT LIMITED

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SC378630 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-18
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£20.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 £20,452
Cash YoY
-27%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£20k
↓ 27% YoY
Net Worth
£20k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£71k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£17k£35k£52k£69k£86kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£90.0k£80.2k
Current assets£70.5k£86.3k
Cash£19.6k£26.8k
Debtors£26.7k£17.4k
Net assets£20.5k£15.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-24
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-25
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  5. 2024-11-25
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  6. 2024-11-20
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2024-11-20
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2010-05-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As INTELLICO CATERING EQUIPMENT LIMITED
  18. 2010-05-18
    ➕
    HOSE, Richard appointed
    director
  19. 2010-05-18
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  20. 2010-05-18
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Hose
Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-05-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Registered office

Unit 5, 7 Regency Way Coronation Road Industrial Estate
New Stevenston
Motherwell
ML1 4HR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-01
Last: 2025-05-18

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HOSE, Richard→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-05-18
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Active
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-05-18 · resigned 2010-05-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-11-25
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-11-25
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-29