JOHN POLLOCK & SONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC327352 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-06
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
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
9
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 3 officers
  • • 2 capital
Last 90 days
9
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 3 officers
  • • 2 capital
Last 180 days
10
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 3 officers
  • • 2 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-04-16
    ➕
    POLLOCK, Fiona appointed
    director
  3. 2026-04-02
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  4. 2026-04-02
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  5. 2026-04-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2026-03-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2026-03-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2026-03-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2026-03-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2026-03-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2026-03-27
    ➖
    POLLOCK, Allan resigned
    director
  12. 2026-03-27
    ➖
    POLLOCK, William resigned
    director
  13. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2025-07-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2025-07-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2012-04-25
    ➖
    POLLOCK, James resigned
    secretary
  23. 2012-04-25
    ➖
    POLLOCK, James resigned
    director
  24. 2007-07-30
    ➕
    POLLOCK, Allan appointed
    director
  25. 2007-07-30
    ➕
    POLLOCK, James appointed
    director
  26. 2007-07-30
    ➕
    POLLOCK, William appointed
    director
  27. 2007-07-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JOHN POLLOCK & SONS LIMITED
  28. 2007-07-06
    ➕
    POLLOCK, Ronald Andrew Paterson appointed
    director
  29. 2007-07-06
    ➕
    POLLOCK, James appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

99/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "POLLOCK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: POLLOCK, Allan resigned 2026-03-27; POLLOCK, William resigned 2026-03-27

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ronald Andrew Paterson Pollock
Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Fiona Pollock
Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Allan Pollockceased 27/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr William Pollockceased 27/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence

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
Incorporated2007-07-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Bonnyhill Farm
Bonnybridge
FK4 2EP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-20
Last: 2025-07-06

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

POLLOCK, Fiona→
director · ~62y · appointed 2026-04-16
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Active
POLLOCK, Ronald Andrew Paterson→
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POLLOCK, James→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-06 · resigned 2012-04-25
Resigned
POLLOCK, Allan→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-07-30 · resigned 2026-03-27
Resigned
POLLOCK, James→
director · ~80y · appointed 2007-07-30 · resigned 2012-04-25
Resigned
POLLOCK, William→
director · ~78y · appointed 2007-07-30 · resigned 2026-03-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-17
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-04-02
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-04-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08