POOKALOTHIAN LTD
Opportunity 55/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-24📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2026-02-24🏁Company dissolved
- 2025-12-09📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2025-11-27📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-11-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-31➖LOTHIAN, Andrew Jonathan resigneddirector
- 2025-10-31➖LOTHIAN, Jane Mitchell resigneddirector
- 2025-10-31➖POOK, Amanda resigneddirector
- 2024-10-09🏢Company incorporatedAs POOKALOTHIAN LTD
- 2024-10-09➕POOK, Graeme William appointeddirector
- 2024-10-09➕LOTHIAN, Andrew Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2024-10-09➕LOTHIAN, Jane Mitchell appointeddirector
- 2024-10-09➕POOK, Amanda appointeddirector
- 2024-10-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "POOK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 1.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- 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.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-02-24
Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: LOTHIAN, Andrew Jonathan resigned 2025-10-31; LOTHIAN, Jane Mitchell resigned 2025-10-31; POOK, Amanda resigned 2025-10-31
Group structure
Jandy Holdings Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jandy Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 09/10/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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