POLO MANAGING AGENCY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03935227 · ltd · incorporated 2000-02-23

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 20.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-life insurance

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.8y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 20.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

45 officers (12 active, 45 linked, 38 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

245 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (106 events)Click to expand

2026-02-18
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officers · AP03
2025-10-06
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ROBINSON, Laura appointed
secretary
2025-09-15
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LAWS, Peter Michael, Dr resigned
secretary
2025-09-15
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officers · TM02
2025-06-05
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accounts · AA
2025-03-13
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NOKES, Gareth Howard John appointed
director
2025-03-13
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BISHOP, Matthew James resigned
director
2025-03-13
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officers · TM01
2025-03-13
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officers · AP01
2025-02-19
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HUMMERSTON, Jennifer Anne resigned
director
2025-02-19
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officers · TM01
2025-01-07
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officers · AP01
2025-01-07
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2025-01-03
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LAYTON, Corinne Elizabeth appointed
director
2024-12-30
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address · AD03
2024-12-30
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address · AD03
2024-11-22
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officers · CH01
2024-09-05
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accounts · AA
2024-04-26
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LAWS, Peter Michael, Dr appointed
secretary
2024-04-26
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LAWS, Peter Michael, Dr resigned
director
2024-04-26
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2024-04-26
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2024-04-22
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2024-04-22
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2024-04-02
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2023-06-30
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HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2023-06-05
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BISHOP, Matthew James appointed
director
2023-05-22
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ANDREWS, Paul David appointed
director
2023-03-24
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SYKES, Simon resigned
director
2022-11-16
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SZALKAI, Zsolt appointed
director
2022-11-08
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MINSHALL, Simon appointed
director
2022-11-04
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MONTAGUE-FULLER, Richard John resigned
director
2022-07-29
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SEBOLD-BENDER, Monika, Dr appointed
director
2022-04-29
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CAPITA GROUP SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2022-04-29
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HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2022-03-16
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MONTAGUE-FULLER, Richard John appointed
director
2021-10-29
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COOGANS, Karma Kirstin Sorcha resigned
director
2021-06-30
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WILTON, Sarah Margaret resigned
director
2021-06-09
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WOOLDRIDGE, Paul Ian appointed
director
2021-03-31
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HOPE, David Emil resigned
director
2021-01-21
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RICHARDSON-BUNBURY, Robert Moutray appointed
director
2020-09-01
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BREMNER, Iain James appointed
director
2020-08-28
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KOSLOVER, Paul resigned
director
2020-08-05
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STOBART, Eric St Clair resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Marco Capital Holdings (Uk) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Marco Capital Holdings (Uk) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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POLO MANAGING AGENCY LIMITED

This company · 03935227

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
Marco Capital Holdings (Uk) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	29/04/2022

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Capita Insurance Services Holdings Limitedceased 29/04/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

Incorporated2000-02-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC65120 — Non-life insurance

Registered office

'Grange Park'

Bishop's Cleeve

Cheltenham

GL52 8YQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-06

Last: 2025-12-23