CLYDEPORT OPERATIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC134759 · ltd · incorporated 1991-10-25
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 50200
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 52103SIC 52103
- 52242SIC 52242
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 10 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100).
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Refinance opportunity
31 live charges · 10 lenders · oldest 34.1y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 34.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 10 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
31 charges (31/31 with lender, 31/31 with type)
90
Directors & officers
29 officers (3 active, 29 linked, 22 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
240 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (133 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-04-02🔒Charge registered #31Lender: The Inverclyde Council
- 2026-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-08➕CLARK, Jason appointeddirector
- 2024-01-08➖MCINTYRE, Lewis William resigneddirector
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-01➕MCINTYRE, Lewis William appointeddirector
- 2023-06-19➖MCLAREN, Ian resigneddirector
- 2023-06-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-03📄change-person-director-companyofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-30➖WHITWORTH, Mark resigneddirector
- 2022-05-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-30➕MCLAREN, Ian appointeddirector
- 2022-04-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-04-04🔒Charge registered #30Lender: Deutsche Trustee Company Limited (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees)
- 2022-04-01➕VERITIERO, Claudio appointeddirector
- 2022-04-01➖CHARNOCK, Ian Graeme Lloyd resigneddirector
- 2022-04-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-08-17➖ALLISON, Thomas Eardley resigneddirector
- 2020-08-04➖UNDERWOOD, Steven Keith resigneddirector
- 2020-08-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-04-08➖MARRISON GILL, Caroline Ruth resignedsecretary
- 2020-01-14🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2017-09-22➕KHAN, Farook Akhtar appointedsecretary
- 2014-05-30➖MACKAY, Margaret Mcdade resigneddirector
- 2012-12-18🔓Charge satisfied #27
- 2012-12-18🔓Charge satisfied #26
- 2012-12-18🔓Charge satisfied #25
- 2012-12-18🔓Charge satisfied #22
- 2012-12-18🔓Charge satisfied #21
- 2012-12-18🔓Charge satisfied #20
- 2012-12-12🔓Charge satisfied #24
- 2012-12-12🔓Charge satisfied #23
- 2012-12-12🔓Charge satisfied #19
- 2012-12-12🔓Charge satisfied #18
- 2012-12-11🔒Charge registered #29Lender: Deutsche Trustee Company Limited
- 2012-12-11🔒Charge registered #28Lender: Deutsche Trustee Company Limited
- 2012-09-12🔓Charge satisfied #16
- 2012-05-05🔓Charge satisfied #17
- 2011-11-30➕CHARNOCK, Ian Graeme Lloyd appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 133 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 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️
Clydeport Limited
Corporate parent · board control
🏛️ultimate parent
Deutsche Trustee Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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CLYDEPORT OPERATIONS LIMITED
This company · SC134759
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Clydeport Limited Corporate entity | — | 75–100% | board control75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Deutsche Trustee Company Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 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
Incorporated1991-10-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC50200 — SIC 50200
Registered office
16 Robertson Street
Glasgow
Strathclyde
G2 8DS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17
Officers (3 active · 26 resigned)
KHAN, Farook Akhtar→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-09-22
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CLARK, Jason→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2024-01-08
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VERITIERO, Claudio→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-04-01
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BOWLEY, William John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-05-31 · resigned 2009-07-31
DAVIDSON, Euan Ferguson→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-10-31 · resigned 1997-10-21
GREEN, David Simon→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-09-22 · resigned 2008-05-31
JOHNSTON, George Penman→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-10-25 · resigned 1994-10-31
MARRISON GILL, Caroline Ruth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-07-31 · resigned 2020-04-08
SEMPLE, Mitchell Scott→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-10-21 · resigned 2000-09-22
ALLISON, Thomas Eardley→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1997-09-01 · resigned 2020-08-17
BARR, Alan Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2008-05-16 · resigned 2011-05-09
BAXTER, Stephen Roy→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2008-05-16 · resigned 2010-06-24
CHARNOCK, Ian Graeme Lloyd→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2011-11-30 · resigned 2022-04-01
CRAIG, James→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1999-01-13 · resigned 2000-01-07
DAVIDSON, Euan Ferguson→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1994-10-31 · resigned 2000-06-30
GEBBIE, David→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 1992-07-09 · resigned 1995-12-31
GREEN, David Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1999-03-29 · resigned 2008-05-31
HODGKINSON, John Harold→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1996-06-03 · resigned 2000-02-25
HUNT, David→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1992-07-09 · resigned 1995-12-31
JOHNSTON, George Penman→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 1991-10-25 · resigned 1994-10-31
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Mortgages & charges
31
Total charges
4
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:31 of 31 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Inverclyde Council | A registered charge | 3 properties | 02/04/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Deutsche Trustee Company (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) Deutsche Trustee Company Limited (And Its Successors in Title and Permitted Transferees) | A registered charge | — | 04/04/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Deutsche Trustee Company Deutsche Trustee Company Limited | Fixed and floating security document | 1 property | 11/12/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | Deutsche Trustee Company Deutsche Trustee Company Limited | Floating security document | 1 property | 11/12/2012 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 2 properties | 23/03/2007 | 18/12/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 23/03/2007 | 18/12/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 23/03/2007 | 18/12/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 28/02/2007 | 12/12/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 23/02/2007 | 12/12/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 09/01/2007 | 18/12/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 2 properties | 09/01/2007 | 18/12/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 09/01/2007 | 18/12/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 15/12/2006 | 12/12/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Security agreement | 1 property | 15/12/2006 | 12/12/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 13/12/2006 | 05/05/2012 | |
| satisfied | Arriva Scotland West Arriva Scotland West Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 13/12/2006 | 12/09/2012 | |
| satisfied | Peel Land and Property (Ports) Peel Land and Property (Ports) Limited | Standard security | 2 properties | 30/11/2006 | 14/01/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Floating charge | 1 property | 22/09/2005 | 02/03/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Floating charge | 3 properties | 07/10/2003 | 02/03/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 30/04/2003 | 23/03/2004 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Floating charge | 1 property | 26/06/2001 | 17/10/2002 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 03/12/1993 | 04/06/2001 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 03/12/1993 | 13/12/2001 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 12/11/1993 | 13/06/2001 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 12/11/1993 | 17/10/2002 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 26/03/1992 | 23/11/1993 | |
| satisfied | The Governor and the Company of the Bank of Scotlandas Agent and Trustee | Standard security | 1 property | 26/03/1992 | 23/11/1993 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 26/03/1992 | 23/11/1993 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 24/03/1992 | 23/11/1993 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Floating charge | 1 property | 24/03/1992 | 23/11/1993 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland as Agent for Itself and Another | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 24/03/1992 | 23/11/1993 |
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Recent filings (240 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-19
change-person-director-company
officers · CH01
2023-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-03