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Icandy world ltd
Registration Number
00282792Incorporation Date
18/12/1933Last Annual Return
Not availableAddress
Montgomery Way, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. SG18 8UB
Website
www.icandyworld.comAudit Fees
£24,000Secretary
Mr Bradley Appel
Directors
Active
Mr Bradley Appel (64 yrs)
Active
Ms Debra Stacey Appel (62 yrs)
Active
Mr Warren Appel (61 yrs)
Active
Ms Nicola Appel (58 yrs)
Proposed Year |
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Period Ending | 30-Sep-20 | 30-Sep-21 | 30-Sep-22 | 30-Sep-23 | 28-Sep-24 |
Weeks | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
Total Sales (£000) | 14958 | 12195 | 13803 | 18358 | 21662 |
Directors Fees | 386 | 478 | 471 | 483 | 580 |
Gross Profits | 6946 | 6316 | 6657 | 8259 | 9746 |
Value Added | 5406 | 4104 | 4267 | 5938 | 6660 |
Trading Profit | 3042 | 2125 | 2218 | 3387 | 3923 |
Depreciation | 620 | 533 | 337 | 431 | |
Non-Trading Income | 5 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
Total Interest Charges | 15 | 38 | 74 | 98 | 118 |
Pre-tax Profit | 2412 | 1555 | 1808 | 2896 | 3288 |
Retained Profit (Shareholders Funds) | 472 | 7 | -34 | 131 | 1738 |
Fixed Assets | 2157 | 2313 | 2339 | 2516 | 3019 |
Intangibles | 0 | 0 | 311 | 249 | 299 |
Intermediate Assets | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 145 |
Stocks | 2959 | 2846 | 6356 | 4722 | 5572 |
Debtors | 2076 | 1159 | 2023 | 3362 | 3967 |
Cash or Equivalent | 6379 | 6031 | 2153 | 4102 | 1293 |
Total Current Assets | 11414 | 10036 | 10532 | 12186 | 10832 |
Creditors | 1971 | 1906 | 1839 | 1101 | 1494 |
Short Term Borrowing | 1777 | 1580 | 2407 | 3350 | 0 |
Other Current Liabilities | 1628 | 661 | 749 | 2104 | 2525 |
Total Current Liabilities | 5376 | 4147 | 4995 | 6555 | 4019 |
Net Current Assets | 6038 | 5889 | 5537 | 5631 | 6813 |
Shareholders Funds | 8315 | 8322 | 8288 | 8419 | 10157 |
Total Loan Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Capital Employed | 0 | 0 | 19 | 99 | 119 |
Total Capital Employed | 8315 | 8322 | 8307 | 8518 | 10276 |
Pretax Profit Margin % | 16.13 | 12.75 | 13.1 | 15.78 | 15.18 |
Sales Growth % | 8 | -18 | 13 | 33 | 18 |
Pretax Profit Growth % | 97 | -36 | 16 | 60 | 13.54 |
Debtor Ratio Days | 51 | 35 | 53 | 67 | 66.6612920797473 |
Creditor Ratio Days | 48 | 57 | 48 | 22 | 25.1050550168864 |
Stock Turnover | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3.8877594239729 |
Sales £000 / Employee | 282 | 259 | 294 | 353 | 388.342307692308 |
Value Added £000/Empl. | 102 | 87 | 91 | 114 | 119.393741851369 |
Av. Remun. £000 / Empl. | 45 | 42 | 44 | 49 | 49.0576923076923 |
Total Empl. Remu. £000 | 2364 | 1979 | 2049 | 2551 | 2736.52727272727 |
Employees | 53 | 47 | 47 | 52 | 55.7818181818181 |
Pretax Profit/Total Assets % | 18 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 23 |
Company Summary
- The Plimsoll Chart is high and rising indicating an improvement in financial strength, well above the industry average.
- Total Sales have increased by 33.0% in the latest year, well above the industry average of -1.4%.
- Gross Profit Margin is 45.0% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 34.7%.
- Sales per Employee is £353,000 which is well above the industry average of £313,000.
- The company is ranked among the fastest growing in terms of sales growth in the latest year.
- Pretax Profit Margin is 15.8% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 1.8%.
- Pretax Profit Margin has markedly improved from 13.1% to 15.8% in the latest year.
- Shareholders received £2.1m in dividends this year, over 73% of the pretax profits of the company.
- Formal debt of the company has increased by £943,000, a rise of 39%.
- The Trading Stability chart shows a well below average sales return on total assets in the latest year
- The Profitability chart shows a well above average pretax profit return on total assets in the latest year
- The company is among the Top 7 companies listed as a Best Trading Partner (see section 1c).
- The company is among the Top 50 companies listed as a Fastest Growing Company (see section 2.1c).
- The company is among the Top 11 in terms of Value Added.
Company Summary
The company currently has £18.4m sales and made £2.9m, by following the proposal plan, sales would rise to £21.7m and profits would rise to £3.3m.
Key Attractiveness Features
- PRIVATELY OWNED
- ADD £18.4m TO SALES
- ATTRACTIVE RATING
- FEW DIRECTORS
Acquisition Attractiveness Rating
- Low number of shareholders
- Company is privately owned
- Low number of directors
- Sales growth above the industry average
- Low financial rating
- High gross earnings
- Big difference between current and future value
- Directors fees represent high proportion of profits
- Average age of directors is high

Company Valuation
Proposed Year |
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Period Ending | 30-Sep-20 | 30-Sep-21 | 30-Sep-22 | 30-Sep-23 | 28-Sep-24 |
Total Sales (£000) | 14958 | 12195 | 13803 | 18358 | 21662 |
Pre-tax Profit (£000) | 2412 | 1555 | 1808 | 2896 | 3288 |
Total Value (£000) | 21353 | 16789 | 22910 | 28165 | 32932 |
Asset Value (£000) | 7313 | 6439 | 11150 | 10970 | 13002 |
Goodwill (£000) | 14040 | 10350 | 11760 | 17195 | 19930 |
Liabilities (£000) | 1003 | 1884 | -2861 | -2552 | -2845 |
Equity Value (£000) | 22356 | 18673 | 20049 | 25613 | 30087 |
Total Value Formula: (Pretax Profit + Interest Payments - Non Trading Income + Directors Fees) * 5 plus (Fixed Assets + Intangibles + Intermediate Assets + Stocks + Debtors)
Shareholders / Ownership
MR BRADLEY MAURICE APPEL (40.4%)
MR WARREN ANTHONY APPEL (40.4%)
MS NICOLA APPEL (7.1%)
MS DEBBIE APPEL (7.1%)
Immediate Shareholder: See Shareholders
Subsidiaries
None
Acquisition / Valuation Comments
This company has been established 92 years.
3 directors are over 60 years of age.
The value of the company has risen in each of the last 2 years.
The value of the company has fluctuated in the last 2 years.
The total value of the company is currently £28.2m including debts.
The equity value is high, indicating low levels of total liabilities.
This company is rated HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE in terms of attractiveness.
The proposed year is based on achieving a 23% return on total assets.
The company's value would increase by 17% if the proposed business plan was followed.
The proposed plan would improve the overall financial strength of the company by 57%.
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