POLLARDS ESTATE AND LETTING LIMITED

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SC501378 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-24
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£154.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Real estate agencies
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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 (73/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
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
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £154,510
Cash YoY
-0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£157k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£155k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£158k
↓ 2.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£32k£65k£97k£130k£162kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£158.0k£157.2k
Current assets£157.7k£162.0k
Cash£157.1k£157.5k
Debtors£610£4.5k
Net assets£154.5k£154.1k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  2. 2025-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2018-04-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2017-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-04-11
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    officers · TM02
  16. 2015-05-31
    ➕
    POLLARD, Donald appointed
    secretary
  17. 2015-05-31
    ➖
    POLLARD, Ian resigned
    secretary
  18. 2015-05-31
    ➖
    POLLARD, Ian Alexander resigned
    director
  19. 2015-03-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As POLLARDS ESTATE AND LETTING LIMITED
  20. 2015-03-24
    ➕
    POLLARD, Donald Graham appointed
    director
  21. 2015-03-24
    ➕
    POLLARD, Ian appointed
    secretary
  22. 2015-03-24
    ➕
    POLLARD, Ian Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "POLLARD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Yvonne Pollard
Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/03/2017
Mr Donald Graham Pollard
Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-03-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

2 Princes Street
Thurso
Caithness
KW14 7BQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

POLLARD, Donald→
secretary · appointed 2015-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POLLARD, Donald Graham→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POLLARD, Ian→
secretary · appointed 2015-03-24 · resigned 2015-05-31
Resigned
POLLARD, Ian Alexander→
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-03-24 · resigned 2015-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-25