ALAN STEEL (ASSET MANAGEMENT) LIMITED
- · Oldest live charge 42.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 42.8y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 42.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 44 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (61 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-06-12📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2025-06-12📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2025-06-12📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2025-06-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-01➕BARLOW, Karen appointeddirector
- 2025-04-28➖STEEL, Frances Mary Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2025-04-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-03📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-04-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-04-01➕BARLOW, Karen appointedsecretary
- 2024-04-01➕ROBERTSON, Scott Leonard appointeddirector
- 2024-03-31➖STEEL, Frances Mary Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2024-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-12📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-05-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-15➖STEEL, Alan Mckay resigneddirector
- 2018-06-30➖MIDDLEMISS, Fiona Constance Brydon resigneddirector
- 2012-04-24➕WILSON, Steven Alexander appointeddirector
- 2012-01-19➖CHUCHLA, Stanley resigneddirector
- 2010-02-01➕STEEL, Frances Mary Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2010-01-31➖BONHAM-CARTER, Peter Malcolm resigneddirector
- 2009-11-11➕MIDDLEMISS, Fiona Constance Brydon appointeddirector
- 2009-08-11➖CURRIE, Graeme resigneddirector
- 1999-04-01➕CURRIE, Graeme appointeddirector
- 1999-03-23➕STEEL, Frances Mary Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 1999-03-23➖WILSON, Kenneth William resignedsecretary
- 1999-03-23➖WILSON, Kenneth William resigneddirector
- 1998-08-11➕BONHAM-CARTER, Peter Malcolm appointeddirector
- 1998-08-01➕WILSON, Kenneth William appointedsecretary
- 1998-07-31➖SINCLAIR, Frances Mary Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 1998-07-31➖SINCLAIR, Frances Mary Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 1997-11-11➕FORBES, Steven Alexander appointeddirector
- 1997-11-11➖KILPATRICK, Neil Osborne resigneddirector
- 1997-11-11➕SINCLAIR, Frances Mary Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 1994-10-11➕WILSON, Kenneth William appointeddirector
- 1994-09-22➕SINCLAIR, Frances Mary Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 1994-09-22➖STEEL, Margaret Lamont resignedsecretary
- 1994-09-22➖STEEL, Margaret Lamont resigneddirector
- 1992-12-04🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 1992-05-01➕KILPATRICK, Neil Osborne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Asam Eot Trustees Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Asam Eot Trustees Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/01/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Frances Mary Elizabeth Steelceased 28/01/2022· significant influence
- Mr Alan Mckay Steelceased 15/09/2021· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Officers (5 active · 20 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 13/05/1987 | 04/12/1992 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 2 properties | 28/07/1983 | 12/03/1987 |