POLL-LOCHAIG RENEWABLES LIMITED

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SC848802 · ltd · incorporated 2025-05-15
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-19
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  2. 2025-11-17
    RANSCOMBE, Stephen Christopher appointed
    secretary
  3. 2025-10-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-10-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-10-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-10-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-10-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-10-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-10-14
    AUGER, Cindy Ann appointed
    director
  10. 2025-10-14
    DIXON, Angus Martin appointed
    director
  11. 2025-10-14
    MACKINTOSH, Hazel Margaret appointed
    director
  12. 2025-10-14
    THOMSON, Emma Marjory appointed
    director
  13. 2025-10-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2025-10-14
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2025-10-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2025-10-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2025-10-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2025-05-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As POLL-LOCHAIG RENEWABLES LIMITED
  19. 2025-05-15
    MACKINTOSH, Margaret Isabella appointed
    director
  20. 2025-05-15
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 0.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

4 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75% · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Cindy Ann Auger
Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59
2550%
25-50% shares19/10/2025
Mrs Hazel Margaret Mackintosh
Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61
2550%
25-50% shares19/10/2025
Mrs Emma Marjory Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1981 · age 45
2550%
25-50% shares19/10/2025
Mrs Margaret Isabella Mackintosh
Individual · British · DOB 12/1944 · age 82
2550%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/05/2025

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
Incorporated2025-05-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Achagour Farm
Ferness
Nairn
IV12 5UY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-28
Last:

Officers (6 active · 0 resigned)

RANSCOMBE, Stephen Christopher
secretary · appointed 2025-11-17
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Active
AUGER, Cindy Ann
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-10-14
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Active
DIXON, Angus Martin
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-10-14
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Active
MACKINTOSH, Hazel Margaret
director · ~61y · appointed 2025-10-14
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Active
MACKINTOSH, Margaret Isabella
director · ~82y · appointed 2025-05-15
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Active
THOMSON, Emma Marjory
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-10-14
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Recent filings (13 total)

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-11-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-05-15