BRITISH TUNGSTEN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00506142 · ltd · incorporated 1952-03-28
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
130 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | £1 |
| Current assets | £1 | £1 |
| Net assets | £1 | £1 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-25📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2018-01-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-25➕HEMPEL, Christian Philippe appointeddirector
- 2015-03-11➖ROPER, James Alexander resigneddirector
- 2015-03-02➖MORTON, Tracy resignedsecretary
- 2013-10-24➕MORTON, Tracy appointedsecretary
- 2013-10-24➖PEARSON, Richard Probert resignedsecretary
- 2000-12-22➕ROPER, James Alexander appointeddirector
- 2000-12-22➖WINTERS, Timothy John resigneddirector
- 1998-06-16➖MEYER, Janine Marjorie resignedsecretary
- 1998-06-16➕PEARSON, Richard Probert appointedsecretary
- 1994-06-01➖COMBER, Philip Trevor resignedsecretary
- 1994-06-01➕MEYER, Janine Marjorie appointedsecretary
- 1991-03-27➖WESTMACOTT, Kenneth John resigneddirector
- 1991-03-25➕WINTERS, Timothy John appointeddirector
- 1952-03-28🏢Company incorporatedAs BRITISH TUNGSTEN LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
81/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 74 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christian Philippe Hempel Individual · German · DOB 08/1961 · age 65 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 14/11/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 2 AND 4 REVELSTOKE ROAD LIMITED→ 09110280 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1952-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
10 Roehampton Gate
London
SW15 5JS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
HEMPEL, Christian Philippe→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2015-03-25
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Active
COMBER, Philip Trevor→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1994-06-01
MEYER, Janine Marjorie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-06-01 · resigned 1998-06-16
MORTON, Tracy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-10-24 · resigned 2015-03-02
PEARSON, Richard Probert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-06-16 · resigned 2013-10-24
ROPER, James Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2000-12-22 · resigned 2015-03-11
WESTMACOTT, Kenneth John→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · resigned 1991-03-27
WINTERS, Timothy John→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1991-03-25 · resigned 2000-12-22
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Recent filings (130 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-02