C.S.G.POLLITT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00624577 · ltd · incorporated 1959-04-01
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45112SIC 45112
- 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 53.5y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 53.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
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
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 12 | 1200 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-10-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-03-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-03-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-03-06➕POLLITT, Lynette Diane appointeddirector
- 2018-03-06➕POLLITT, Richard appointeddirector
- 2017-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 1999-12-08➕POLLITT, Lynette Diane appointedsecretary
- 1999-12-08➖POLLITT, Neil Patrick resignedsecretary
- 1999-12-08➖POLLITT, Geoffrey resigneddirector
- 1981-08-24🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds and Scottish Trust Limited
- 1978-09-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: A. U. F Wholesale Division Lloyds & Scottish Trust Limited
- 1973-02-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
- 1959-04-01🏢Company incorporatedAs C.S.G.POLLITT LIMITED
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "POLLITT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 67 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Lynette Diane Pollitt Individual · British · DOB 10/1947 · age 79 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/03/2018 |
Mr Neil Patrick Pollitt Individual · British · DOB 02/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1959-04-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Registered office
Melrose House Pynes Hill
Rydon Lane
Exeter
Devon
EX2 5AZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
POLLITT, Lynette Diane→
Activesecretary · appointed 1999-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
POLLITT, Lynette Diane→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2018-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POLLITT, Richard→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2018-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
POLLITT, Neil Patrick→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1999-12-08
POLLITT, Geoffrey→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · resigned 1999-12-08
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds and Scottish Trust Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 24/08/1981 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group A. U. F Wholesale Division Lloyds & Scottish Trust Limited | Charge on monies | 1 property | 01/09/1978 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank LTD | Legal charge | 1 property | 02/02/1973 | — |
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Recent filings (100 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-30