I S POLSON LIMITED

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SC371341 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-18
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£141.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.5y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 0.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £141,270
Cash YoY
+17%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£139k
↑ 17% YoY
Net Worth
£141k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£140k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£28k£57k£85k£113k£141kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£157.1k£141.9k
Current assets£140.0k£119.9k
Cash£139.2k£119.4k
Debtors£737£478
Net assets£141.3k£127.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-20
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    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2025-11-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) (Company Number SC001111)
  3. 2025-10-29
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  4. 2024-10-21
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  5. 2023-10-10
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  6. 2022-10-18
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  7. 2021-10-18
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  8. 2020-10-19
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  9. 2019-10-09
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  10. 2019-10-09
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  11. 2018-10-08
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  12. 2017-10-16
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  13. 2016-10-31
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  14. 2016-01-18
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  15. 2015-10-05
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  16. 2015-01-30
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2010-01-18
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    Company incorporated
    As I S POLSON LIMITED
  18. 2010-01-18
    ➕
    SINCLAIR, Amanda Jayne appointed
    secretary
  19. 2010-01-18
    ➕
    POLSON, Ivor Stewart appointed
    director
  20. 2010-01-18
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2010-01-18
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2010-01-18
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  23. 2010-01-18
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    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 "POLSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ivor Stewart Polson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2010-01-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Rockmount
Hillside Brae
Gulberwick
Shetland
ZE2 9FD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SINCLAIR, Amanda Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2010-01-18
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Active
POLSON, Ivor Stewart→
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-01-18
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-01-18 · resigned 2010-01-18
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-01-18 · resigned 2010-01-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) (Company Number SC001111)
A registered charge—12/11/2025—
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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
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mortgage · MR01
2025-11-20
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accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
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accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-09