TRW STEERING SYSTEMS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00228191 · ltd · incorporated 1928-02-20
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 61.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 61.3y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 61.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
26 officers (2 active, 26 linked, 19 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
155 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-01➕MORRIS, Jacob Zachary appointeddirector
- 2025-12-31➖PANASER, Bal resigneddirector
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-26➕PANASER, Bal appointeddirector
- 2022-10-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-14➖LAKIE, Peter Ross resigneddirector
- 2022-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-14➖MCQUEEN, Alastair Malcolm resigneddirector
- 2022-04-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-04➕LAKIE, Peter Ross appointeddirector
- 2021-10-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-10-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-10-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-10-02➖PEGG, Jane resignedsecretary
- 2019-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-04➕MCQUEEN, Alastair Malcolm appointeddirector
- 2017-08-31➖FURBER, Martin Christopher resigneddirector
- 2010-08-09➖ELMS, Barry Albert resigneddirector
- 2010-08-09➕FURBER, Martin Christopher appointeddirector
- 2010-01-12➕BATTERBEE, Stephen Mark appointeddirector
- 2009-12-31➖PLUMLEY, Graham Thomas resigneddirector
- 2008-10-31➖HALL, Melanie Jane resignedsecretary
- 2008-10-31➕PEGG, Jane appointedsecretary
- 2008-05-30➖EVANS, Alison Jane resigneddirector
- 2008-05-30➕PLUMLEY, Graham Thomas appointeddirector
- 2008-03-31➕ELMS, Barry Albert appointeddirector
- 2008-03-31➖NEOGY, Abhijit Robi resigneddirector
- 2004-11-10➕HALL, Melanie Jane appointedsecretary
- 2004-11-10➖LAMBOURNE, Alan Robert resignedsecretary
- 2004-05-13➖GREGG, Rhona resignedsecretary
- 2004-05-13➕LAMBOURNE, Alan Robert appointedsecretary
- 2001-09-26➖FOLDS, David James resignedsecretary
- 2001-09-26➕GREGG, Rhona appointedsecretary
- 2000-11-29➕NEOGY, Abhijit Robi appointeddirector
- 2000-10-31➖WARD, Brian resigneddirector
- 2000-07-27➖MARQUARDT, Thomas J resigneddirector
- 2000-07-27➖THOMAS, George Arthur resigneddirector
- 1998-07-09➖MORGAN, Robert resigneddirector
- 1998-07-09➕WARD, Brian appointeddirector
- 1997-06-27➖ELLISTON, Robert D resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 65 events
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Trw U.K. Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Trw U.K. Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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TRW STEERING SYSTEMS LIMITED
This company · 00228191
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Trw U.K. Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1928-02-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
The Hub Central Boulevard
Shirley
Solihull
West Midlands
B90 8BG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08
Officers (2 active · 24 resigned)
BATTERBEE, Stephen Mark→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2010-01-12
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MORRIS, Jacob Zachary→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2026-01-01
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FAWCETT, Kenneth William→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1994-09-01
FOLDS, David James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-02-23 · resigned 2001-09-26
GREGG, Rhona→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-09-26 · resigned 2004-05-13
HALL, Melanie Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-11-10 · resigned 2008-10-31
JONES, David Simon Vaughan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-09-01 · resigned 1996-02-23
LAMBOURNE, Alan Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-05-13 · resigned 2004-11-10
PEGG, Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-10-31 · resigned 2019-10-02
BOCCABELLA, Frank Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · resigned 1996-01-01
ELLISTON, Robert D→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1996-01-01 · resigned 1997-06-27
ELMS, Barry Albert→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2008-03-31 · resigned 2010-08-09
EVANS, Alison Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1994-09-01 · resigned 2008-05-30
FIELDER, Hanno Christian→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 1994-09-01 · resigned 1995-10-01
FURBER, Martin Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2010-08-09 · resigned 2017-08-31
LAKIE, Peter Ross→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-04-04 · resigned 2022-10-14
MACEY, Chester Owen→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · resigned 1994-09-01
MARQUARDT, Thomas J→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1997-06-27 · resigned 2000-07-27
MCQUEEN, Alastair Malcolm→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2017-09-04 · resigned 2022-04-14
MILLWARD, Ronald Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 1994-09-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Board of Trade | Legal charge | 1 property | 21/01/1965 | — |
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Recent filings (155 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13