THE CLYDE ALLOY STEEL COMPANY. LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC010746 · ltd · incorporated 1981-01-01
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
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7499
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-27
    📄
    court-order
    miscellaneous · OC-DV
  2. 2013-11-15
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  3. 2013-07-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2002-01-21
    📄
    court-order
    miscellaneous · OC-DV
  5. 1997-08-01
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  6. 1997-04-11
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  7. 1997-02-25
    📄
    legacy
    dissolution · 652a
  8. 1996-10-10
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  9. 1996-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AA
  10. 1995-10-13
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363x
  11. 1995-02-01
    📄
    accounts-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AA
  12. 1994-10-20
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363x
  13. 1994-01-28
    📄
    accounts-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AA
  14. 1993-10-05
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363x
  15. 1993-09-21
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 1993-09-21
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 1993-01-27
    📄
    accounts-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AA
  18. 1992-10-07
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363x
  19. 1992-02-10
    📄
    accounts-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AA
  20. 1991-10-17
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363x
  21. 1991-03-05
    📄
    accounts-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AA
  22. 1990-10-22
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363
  23. 1990-03-29
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288
  24. 1990-03-29
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288
  25. 1990-03-15
    SCANDRETT, Allison Leigh appointed
    secretary
  26. 1990-03-15
    BRIGHT, Derek Norman appointed
    director
  27. 1990-03-15
    BRIGHT, Derek Norman resigned
    secretary
  28. 1990-03-15
    BEDFORD, Arthur resigned
    director
  29. 1989-08-09
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363
  30. 1981-01-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE CLYDE ALLOY STEEL COMPANY. LTD.

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 36 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

91/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 36 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2004-01-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2016-10-15

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-01-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC7499 — SIC 7499

Registered office

Ravenscraig
Motherwell
Lanarkshire
ML1 1SW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2004-01-31OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2016-10-15OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

SCANDRETT, Allison Leigh
secretary · appointed 1990-03-15
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Active
BRIGHT, Derek Norman
director · ~87y · appointed 1990-03-15
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Active
CAIN, William John
director · ~87y
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Active
BRIGHT, Derek Norman
secretary · resigned 1990-03-15
Resigned
BEDFORD, Arthur
director · ~97y · resigned 1990-03-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

court-order
miscellaneous · OC-DV
2025-05-27
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2013-11-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2013-07-26
court-order
miscellaneous · OC-DV
2002-01-21
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
1997-08-01
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
1997-04-11
legacy
dissolution · 652a
1997-02-25
legacy
annual-return · 363a
1996-10-10
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
1996-01-31
legacy
annual-return · 363x
1995-10-13
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
1995-02-01
legacy
annual-return · 363x
1994-10-20
accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
1994-01-28
legacy
annual-return · 363x
1993-10-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
1993-09-21