1E SYSTEMS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08991407 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-10
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-09➖GORALSKI, Ignacy Rafal, Dr resigneddirector
- 2026-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-01➕VICKER, Roger appointeddirector
- 2021-03-01➕GORALSKI, Ignacy Rafal, Dr appointeddirector
- 2021-02-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-04-10🏢Company incorporatedAs 1E SYSTEMS LIMITED
- 2014-04-10➕POLLARD, Samuel Gethin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Samuel Gethin Pollard Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Henstaff Court
Llantrisant Road
Cardiff
CF72 8NG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
POLLARD, Samuel Gethin→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2014-04-10
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VICKER, Roger→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2021-03-01
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GORALSKI, Ignacy Rafal, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2021-03-01 · resigned 2026-04-09
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-24