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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46720
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active 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 18.6y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.6 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
71 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 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-03
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  2. 2025-06-26
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  3. 2024-07-09
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  4. 2023-09-11
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  5. 2023-09-04
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  6. 2023-09-01
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  7. 2023-08-24
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  8. 2023-08-24
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  9. 2023-08-09
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  10. 2022-06-15
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  11. 2021-09-14
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  12. 2020-09-28
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  13. 2019-10-04
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-09
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    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2019-05-09
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    Charge satisfied #1
  16. 2018-09-06
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-05-05
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  19. 2016-11-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  20. 2013-07-08
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    HARRISON, Shaun appointed
    secretary
  21. 2013-07-08
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    COLTMAN, Ken resigned
    secretary
  22. 2007-12-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
  23. 2007-08-03
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    COLTMAN, Ken appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-08-03
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    HARRISON, Shaun Michael resigned
    secretary
  25. 2007-04-13
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    Company incorporated
    As CHAINBRIDGE STEEL (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  26. 2007-04-13
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    HARRISON, Shaun Michael appointed
    director
  27. 2007-04-13
    ➕
    MORAN, James appointed
    director
  28. 2007-04-13
    ➕
    HARRISON, Shaun Michael appointed
    secretary
  29. 2007-04-13
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    CF CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2007-04-13
    ➖
    CF CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2007-04-13
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    CF CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  32. 2007-04-13
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    CF CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 candidate

Strong 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

clean
No 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.

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Chainbridge Steel Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Chainbridge Steel Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
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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Company details

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: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-27
Last: 2026-04-13

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

HARRISON, Shaun→
secretary · appointed 2013-07-08
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Active
HARRISON, Shaun Michael→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-04-13
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Active
MORAN, James→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-04-13
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Active
COLTMAN, Ken→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-03 · resigned 2013-07-08
Resigned
HARRISON, Shaun Michael→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-13 · resigned 2007-08-03
Resigned
CF CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-04-13 · resigned 2007-04-13
Resigned
CF CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-04-13 · resigned 2007-04-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
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 charge1 property31/12/200709/05/2019
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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-07-03
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