BLACKPOOL SCRAP METAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08036345 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-18
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 11.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46770
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
44 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-13➕TEALE, Jake Michael appointeddirector
- 2026-04-13➕TEALE, Joshua James appointeddirector
- 2026-04-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-31➖MCGILL, Anthony James resigneddirector
- 2026-03-31➖STEPHENSON, Kenneth Aron resigneddirector
- 2026-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-04-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
- 2012-04-18🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACKPOOL SCRAP METAL LIMITED
- 2012-04-18➕TEALE, Michael Jeffrey appointeddirector
- 2012-04-18➕MCGILL, Anthony James appointeddirector
- 2012-04-18➕STEPHENSON, Kenneth Aron appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
33/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — TEALE, Jake Michael (same surname) appointed 2026-04-13. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: MCGILL, Anthony James resigned 2026-03-31; STEPHENSON, Kenneth Aron resigned 2026-03-31
Group structure
Blackpool Skip Hire Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Blackpool Skip Hire Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BLACKPOOL SCRAP METAL LIMITED
This company · 08036345
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Blackpool Skip Hire Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/02/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Kenneth Aron Stephensonceased 06/02/2025· 25-50% shares
- Mr Anthony James Kenneth Mcgillceased 06/02/2025· 25-50% shares
- Mr Michael Jeffrey Tealeceased 06/02/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-04-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46770 — SIC 46770
Registered office
13 Rossall Road
Thornton-Cleveleys
Lancashire
FY5 1AP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
TEALE, Jake Michael→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2026-04-13
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TEALE, Joshua James→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2026-04-13
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TEALE, Michael Jeffrey→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2012-04-18
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MCGILL, Anthony James→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2012-04-18 · resigned 2026-03-31
STEPHENSON, Kenneth Aron→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2012-04-18 · resigned 2026-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank) | A registered charge | — | 11/02/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (44 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02