COLUMBIA THREADNEEDLE AM (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC073508 · ltd · incorporated 1980-12-18
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 43.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 2 insolvency-related filings on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 43.2y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 43.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
84 officers (3 active, 84 linked, 77 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
629 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 capital
- • 2 resolution
- • 1 insolvency
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (182 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2025-12-16⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2025-12-16📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2025-12-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-11-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-10-31📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-10-23📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2025-10-23📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2025-10-23⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2025-10-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-17✏️certificate-re-registration-public-limited-company-to-privatechange-of-name · CERT10
- 2025-02-17✏️reregistration-public-to-private-companychange-of-name · RR02
- 2025-02-17📄re-registration-memorandum-articlesincorporation · MAR
- 2025-02-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30➖WATTS, Richard Adrian resigneddirector
- 2023-11-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-23➕WEEKS, Thomas William appointeddirector
- 2023-11-21➕BENNETT, Elliot James appointeddirector
- 2023-11-21➖JACKSON, Michaela Caroline resigneddirector
- 2023-11-21➖LOGAN, David resigneddirector
- 2023-11-21➖PORTER, Charles Benedict resigneddirector
- 2023-11-21➖POYNTER, Kieran Charles resigneddirector
- 2023-11-21➖RING, Nicholas John resigneddirector
- 2023-11-21➖ROUGHEAD, Ann Lindsay resigneddirector
- 2023-11-21➖SACK, Ruth Alexandra resigneddirector
- 2023-05-24➕ROUGHEAD, Ann Lindsay appointeddirector
- 2021-12-23➕POYNTER, Kieran Charles appointeddirector
- 2021-11-08➕NURSE, Michelle appointedsecretary
- 2021-11-08➖YOUNG, Paula resignedsecretary
- 2021-11-08➕JACKSON, Michaela Caroline appointeddirector
- 2021-11-08➖MITCHEM, Kristi Lynne resigneddirector
- 2021-11-08➖MOHAMMED, Joan Z, Ms. resigneddirector
- 2021-11-08➖OUELLETTE, Gilles Gerard resigneddirector
- 2021-11-08➖POYNTER, Kieran Charles resigneddirector
- 2021-11-08➕RING, Nicholas John appointeddirector
- 2021-11-08➖SMITH, William Kenneth Spinney resigneddirector
- 2021-11-08➕WATTS, Richard Adrian appointeddirector
- 2019-05-22➕MITCHEM, Kristi Lynne appointeddirector
- 2019-05-22➖WILSON, Richard Charles resigneddirector
- 2019-05-21➖COOPER, Barry Merritt resigneddirector
- 2016-09-13➖TONKIN, William Marrack resignedsecretary
- 2016-09-13➕YOUNG, Paula appointedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 182 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med ·2 insolvency-related filings on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2025-12-16: legacy; 2025-10-23: legacy
Name changed 2 times
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-02-17: certificate-re-registration-public-limited-company-to-private; 2025-02-17: reregistration-public-to-private-company
Group structure
Columbia Threadneedle (Europe) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Columbia Threadneedle (Europe) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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COLUMBIA THREADNEEDLE AM (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
This company · SC073508
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Columbia Threadneedle (Europe) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1980-12-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Registered office
6th Floor Quartermile 4
7a Nightingale Way
Edinburgh
EH3 9EG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last: 2025-06-16
Officers (3 active · 81 resigned)
Active
BENNETT, Elliot James→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2023-11-21
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WEEKS, Thomas William→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-11-23
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ADAMS, Deborah Clair→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-07-04 · resigned 1995-02-10
MORRISON, Audrey→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-03-20 · resigned 2008-07-31
PATERSON BROWN, Ian John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-02-10 · resigned 2002-07-01
TONKIN, William Marrack→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2016-09-13
YOUNG, Gordon Russell→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1991-07-04
YOUNG, Paula→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-09-13 · resigned 2021-11-08
ANDERSON, James→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1990-08-24 · resigned 1995-01-01
ARTHUR, Peter Alistair Kennedy→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1999-12-03 · resigned 2004-10-11
BACK, Kenneth John→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1999-07-29 · resigned 2004-10-11
BEDELL-PEARCE, Keith Leonard→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2002-12-18 · resigned 2014-05-07
BELMONT, Michael Jeremy Kindersley→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 1995-09-01
BRAMSON, Edward John→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2011-02-03 · resigned 2013-08-22
BRINDLE, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2011-02-03 · resigned 2013-05-10
CARSWELL, Richard Ian Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 1990-09-21
CARTER, Howard→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1998-02-17 · resigned 2006-05-16
COOPER, Barry Merritt→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2014-05-07 · resigned 2019-05-21
CRITICOS, Nick→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2004-10-11
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Kendray Properties Kendray Properties Limited | LLP interest security agreement | 1 property | 03/09/2008 | 30/06/2010 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 24/11/1983 | 29/05/1984 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 24/01/1983 | 26/03/1984 |
Recent filings (629 total)
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2025-12-24
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2025-12-16
legacy
capital · SH20
2025-12-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-31
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2025-10-23
legacy
capital · SH20
2025-10-23
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2025-10-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
certificate-re-registration-public-limited-company-to-private
change-of-name · CERT10
2025-02-17
reregistration-public-to-private-company
change-of-name · RR02
2025-02-17
re-registration-memorandum-articles
incorporation · MAR
2025-02-17