CHAINBRIDGE STEEL (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC320954 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-13
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46720
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 18.4y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-08-24📄mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2023-08-24📄mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2023-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-05-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-05-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2016-11-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2013-07-08➕HARRISON, Shaun appointedsecretary
- 2013-07-08➖COLTMAN, Ken resignedsecretary
- 2007-12-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
- 2007-08-03➕COLTMAN, Ken appointedsecretary
- 2007-08-03➖HARRISON, Shaun Michael resignedsecretary
- 2007-04-13🏢Company incorporatedAs CHAINBRIDGE STEEL (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
- 2007-04-13➕HARRISON, Shaun Michael appointeddirector
- 2007-04-13➕MORAN, James appointeddirector
- 2007-04-13➕HARRISON, Shaun Michael appointedsecretary
- 2007-04-13➕CF CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-04-13➖CF CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-04-13➕CF CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2007-04-13➖CF CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Chainbridge Steel Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Chainbridge Steel Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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CHAINBRIDGE STEEL (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
This company · SC320954
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chainbridge Steel Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Shaun Michael Harrisonceased 06/04/2016· board control · significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-04-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46720 — SIC 46720
Registered office
Unit 4, Block 3, West Avenue
Blantyre Industrial Estate
Blantyre
Lanarkshire
G72 0UZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-27
Last: 2026-04-13
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
Active
HARRISON, Shaun Michael→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2007-04-13
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MORAN, James→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2007-04-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COLTMAN, Ken→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-08-03 · resigned 2013-07-08
HARRISON, Shaun Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-04-13 · resigned 2007-08-03
CF CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-04-13 · resigned 2007-04-13
CF CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2007-04-13 · resigned 2007-04-13
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 05/05/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 02/11/2016 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 31/12/2007 | 09/05/2019 |
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Recent filings (70 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-09-01
mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2023-08-24
mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-14