HMRC Approved & Regulated · Stored in Scotland · London Based
Independent
Alternative Asset
Class Consultants
Steadman-Chase gives private investors access to whisky casks and physical gold coins. Tangible assets that hold their value over the long term, add diversification to a portfolio and carry genuine tax advantages.
Scotch Whisky Casks
Where Patience Meets
Exceptional Returns
Whisky cask investment combines three things you do not often find in one asset: physical ownership, natural appreciation as the spirit matures, and a genuinely favourable tax position. The cask grows in value as aged single malt becomes harder to find and global demand keeps building. Our long-standing distillery relationships give clients access to casks that are not available on the open market.
0% Capital Gains Tax
Treated by HMRC as a wasting asset, so disposals are exempt from CGT
10-15% Typical Returns
The market has generally produced annual growth in the 10-15% range
HMRC Regulated Storage
Held in fully bonded, insured, government-approved Scottish warehouses
Appreciating Asset
Value tends to rise as the whisky matures and aged stock becomes scarcer
10-15%
Typical Cask Returns
Average annual market growth
0%
Capital Gains Tax
Wasting asset, exempt from CGT
£6bn+
Annual Whisky Exports
Global demand still rising
5,000+
Years of Gold Value
A long-standing store of wealth
Physical Gold Coins
Inflation Hedge
Physical gold coins, particularly Royal Mint Britannias and Sovereigns, are one of the most tax-efficient ways for a UK investor to hold gold. Because they are legal tender, gains on disposal sit outside Capital Gains Tax, which makes them a natural building block in a long-term wealth plan.
When markets are volatile, currencies are weakening or geopolitics are unsettled, gold tends to do its job. Unlike paper assets or ETFs, you own the coins outright, they are portable, and they can be sold anywhere in the world without relying on a counterparty.
Every coin we trade is independently graded by NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Company) or PCGS (Professional Coin Grading Service), the two most respected grading houses in the market. Our coins sit in the PF68 to PF70 range, near-perfect to flawless. That confirms authenticity, protects against counterfeits and helps preserve resale value because perfect-grade coins are genuinely scarce and consistently in demand from collectors and institutional buyers.
CGT-Free Britannias & Sovereigns
As UK legal tender, gains on these coins sit outside Capital Gains Tax
VAT-Free Investment
Investment-grade gold carries no VAT, so the full purchase price goes into the asset
Tangible Wealth Preservation
Gold has held its purchasing power across more than 5,000 years of history
Safe-Haven Asset
Generally moves independently of equities, which makes it useful for diversification
NGC & PCGS Graded
Every coin is independently graded by NGC or PCGS, the two most trusted authorities in the market
PF68-PF70 Proof Quality
Near-perfect to flawless grades that command meaningful premiums and steady collector demand
Why Alternative Assets
Can Do For You
With real interest rates flat or negative for much of the past decade and money supply still well above pre-pandemic levels, more investors are putting a portion of their wealth into tangible, tax-efficient assets that sit outside the conventional financial system.
Portfolio Diversification
Whisky casks and gold coins move largely independently of stocks and bonds, which helps smooth out returns when traditional markets are under pressure.
Tax-Efficient Structures
Whisky casks are wasting assets, so gains are free of CGT. UK-minted gold coins are CGT-free as legal tender. Both are exempt from VAT at the point of purchase.
Proven Long-Term Returns
Scotch whisky has produced steady double-digit annual growth for years. Gold has outperformed most asset classes over twenty-year periods, particularly when inflation is high.
Tangible Ownership
You hold the actual asset rather than a derivative or fund unit. No counterparty risk, no bank exposure, no intermediary sitting between you and what you own.
Global Demand & Liquidity
Scotch whisky exports run above £6bn a year. Gold is the world’s most liquid commodity. Both have buyers in every major market.
Wealth Preservation
For high-net-worth investors, these assets help protect purchasing power against currency debasement, inflation and shocks to the wider financial system.
Our Story
Trust and Tangibility
Steadman-Chase was founded by a small team who shared a simple view: private investors deserve straightforward access to the kind of tangible, tax-efficient assets that have traditionally sat behind family offices and private banks.
We started with Scotch whisky casks, working directly with bonded warehouses in Scotland, and grew into graded physical gold coins as more clients asked for a hard-asset hedge alongside their whisky portfolios. Both sit outside the conventional financial system, both have a long track record, and both carry meaningful tax advantages for UK investors.
Today we work with private clients across the UK and abroad. The approach has not changed since day one: independent guidance, real ownership of the underlying asset, and a long-term view. No funds, no derivatives, no hidden layers. Just the cask or the coin, in your name.
