LOTUS STEELS LTD

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SC444006 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-01
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46720
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£1£1£2£2Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2£2
Net assets£2£2

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-05
    ➕
    WILSON, Thomas Stannage appointed
    director
  2. 2026-03-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-03-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-03-04
    ➖
    WILSON, Thomas Stannage resigned
    director
  5. 2025-12-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2025-12-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-12-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-02-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-02-15
    ➖
    O'ROURKE, Paul resigned
    director
  11. 2024-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-03-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LOTUS STEELS LTD
  20. 2013-03-01
    ➕
    HARDING, Ian appointed
    secretary
  21. 2013-03-01
    ➕
    HARDING, Ian appointed
    director
  22. 2013-03-01
    ➕
    LINDSAY, Joseph appointed
    director
  23. 2013-03-01
    ➕
    MILLER, Stephen appointed
    director
  24. 2013-03-01
    ➕
    O'ROURKE, Paul appointed
    director
  25. 2013-03-01
    ➕
    WILSON, Thomas Stannage appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Brown & Tawse Steelstock Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Brown & Tawse Steelstock Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
LOTUS STEELS LTD
This company · SC444006

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Brown & Tawse Steelstock Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares19/11/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Ian Hardingceased 19/11/2025· significant influence
  • Mrs Jennifer Ann Hardingceased 19/11/2025· significant influence

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
Incorporated2013-03-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46720 — SIC 46720

Registered office

Brown & Wilson Steels Ltd Climpy Road
Forth
Lanark
ML11 8EW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

HARDING, Ian→
secretary · appointed 2013-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARDING, Ian→
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LINDSAY, Joseph→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILLER, Stephen→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, Thomas Stannage→
director · ~69y · appointed 2026-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'ROURKE, Paul→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-03-01 · resigned 2025-02-15
Resigned
WILSON, Thomas Stannage→
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-03-01 · resigned 2026-03-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-12-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03