BROMFORD IRON AND STEEL COMPANY LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

00447036 · ltd · incorporated 1947-12-23

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

52/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 24100

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 52/100 (worth a look), bankability 42/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: asset disposal / carve-out (45/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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Refinance opportunity

11 live charges · 8 lenders · oldest 59.3y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 59.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 8 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 65/100 (specialist).

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

Lenders & charges

11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)

Directors & officers

35 officers (6 active, 35 linked, 25 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

193 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

52/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (102 events)Click to expand

2021-12-30
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gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2021-12-30
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Company dissolved
2021-09-30
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liquidation-in-administration-move-to-dissolution
insolvency · AM23
2021-04-28
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liquidation-in-administration-progress-report
insolvency · AM10
2021-03-01
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liquidation-in-administration-progress-report
insolvency · AM10
2021-01-19
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liquidation-in-administration-appointment-of-a-replacement-or-additional-administrator
insolvency · AM11
2021-01-19
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liquidation-in-administration-removal-of-administrator-from-office
insolvency · AM16
2020-11-04
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liquidation-in-administration-progress-report
insolvency · AM10
2020-09-18
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liquidation-in-administration-extension-of-period
insolvency · AM19
2020-05-05
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liquidation-in-administration-progress-report
insolvency · AM10
2019-11-12
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liquidation-in-administration-result-creditors-meeting
insolvency · AM07
2019-11-08
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liquidation-in-administration-result-creditors-meeting
insolvency · AM07
2019-10-31
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liquidation-in-administration-statement-of-affairs-with-form-attached
insolvency · AM02
2019-10-15
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-10-10
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liquidation-in-administration-proposals
insolvency · AM03
2019-10-02
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liquidation-in-administration-appointment-of-administrator
insolvency · AM01
2019-06-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-03-31
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RICH, Andrew Charles resigned
director
2018-08-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2018-01-12
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2018-01-12
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
2018-01-08
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2018-01-08
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Charge satisfied #10
2017-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2017-11-16
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2017-11-10
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2017-05-10
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RICH, Andrew Charles resigned
director
2017-05-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-12-14
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Charge satisfied #8
2016-12-02
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Close Brothers LTD ("the Security Trustee")
2016-05-15
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RICH, Andrew Charles appointed
director
2015-06-01
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RICH, Andrew Charles resigned
director
2014-11-17
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RICH, Andrew Charles appointed
director
2014-11-17
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RICH, Andrew Charles appointed
director
2014-08-18
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COLES, Martyn appointed
secretary
2014-08-18
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DAVIES, Peter Francis appointed
director
2014-08-18
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HUTTON-PENMAN, Christopher appointed
director
2014-08-18
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WALTERS, Stephen Harold appointed
director
2014-08-18
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HUMPHREYS, John Christopher resigned
secretary
2014-08-18
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MUIR, Derek William resigned
director
2014-08-18
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PEGLER, Mark resigned
director
2014-08-18
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Ge Capital Bank Limited
2010-06-30
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LOMBARDI, Peter Francis resigned
director
2008-03-11
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BURR, Christopher John resigned
director
2008-03-11
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PEGLER, Mark appointed
director
2007-07-20
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Charge satisfied #7
2007-04-30
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HADEN, Edward Stanley resigned
director
2007-04-30
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ISHERWOOD, Philip Peter resigned
director
2007-04-11
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GROVE, David Leslie resigned
director
2007-04-11
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MUIR, Derek William appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 78 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

2 high · 1 med ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2021-12-30

14 insolvency-related filings on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2021-12-30: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2021-09-30: liquidation-in-administration-move-to-dissolution

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Original Steel Services Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Original Steel Services Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BROMFORD IRON AND STEEL COMPANY LIMITED

This company · 00447036

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
Original Steel Services Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated1947-12-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC24100 — SIC 24100

Registered office

C/O Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp Central Square

29 Wellington Street

Leeds

LS1 4DL

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2018-03-31

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