PODMOBILE LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC450656 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-23
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2020
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). 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: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2019Mar 2020

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2020-03-312019-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2021-01-12
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2021-01-12
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2020-10-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2020-10-15
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2020-10-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2019-12-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2018-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-09-24
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2018-08-31
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2018-01-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-01-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-23
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-06-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2015-12-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-06-25
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-06-30
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2013-09-06
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2013-08-20
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  20. 2013-08-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2013-05-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PODMOBILE LIMITED
  22. 2013-05-23
    CANDER, Ian Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 2013-05-23
    HALL, John Michael appointed
    director
  24. 2013-05-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 65. 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 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2021-01-12

Group structure

Pod Global Solutions Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Pod Global Solutions Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
PODMOBILE LIMITED
This company · SC450656

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Pod Global Solutions Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-05-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

43 Archerfield
Dirleton
North Berwick
EH39 5HT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2020-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

CANDER, Ian Andrew
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-05-23
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Active
HALL, John Michael
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-05-23
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Recent filings (24 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2021-01-12
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2020-10-27
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2020-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-12-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-09-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2017-01-26
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-06-23