BRIDGE STEEL SECTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01601346 · ltd · incorporated 1981-12-02
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 41.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 75). 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 41.9y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 41.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
113 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20£40£60£80£100Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£100£100
Current assets£100£100
Net assets£100£100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2023-11-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-11-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-10
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    TOWE, Ben Stewart appointed
    director
  15. 2018-12-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-07-23
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    DEELEY, Geoffrey Thomas resigned
    director
  18. 2013-07-23
    ➖
    PARKER, Michael resigned
    director
  19. 2010-04-30
    ➖
    FLYNN, John resigned
    director
  20. 2009-01-01
    ➖
    MILLARD, Darren Mark resigned
    director
  21. 2007-05-01
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    MILLARD, Darren Mark appointed
    director
  22. 2006-05-12
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2006-04-11
    ➖
    HADLEY, Philip James resigned
    director
  24. 2006-04-11
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  25. 1993-04-29
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    HADLEY, Philip John resigned
    director
  26. 1991-07-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 1990-06-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  28. 1984-08-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  29. 1981-12-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRIDGE STEEL SECTIONS LIMITED

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
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 75 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 45 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
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

Hadley Industries Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Hadley Industries Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BRIDGE STEEL SECTIONS LIMITED
This company · 01601346

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Hadley Industries Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mr Benjamin Stewart Towe
Individual · British · DOB 11/1979 · age 47
——sig. influencesignificant influence30/09/2021
Mr Stewart Ronald Towe
Individual · British · DOB 08/1951 · age 75
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/12/2016

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
Incorporated1981-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Hadley Group
Downing Street
Smethwick
West Midlands
B66 2PA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

TOWE, Stewart Ronald→
secretary
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Active
TOWE, Ben Stewart→
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-12-10
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Active
TOWE, Stewart Ronald→
director · ~75y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEELEY, Geoffrey Thomas→
director · ~81y · resigned 2013-07-23
Resigned
FLYNN, John→
director · ~74y · resigned 2010-04-30
Resigned
HADLEY, Philip James→
director · ~78y · resigned 2006-04-11
Resigned
HADLEY, Philip John→
director · ~98y · resigned 1993-04-29
Resigned
MILLARD, Darren Mark→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-05-01 · resigned 2009-01-01
Resigned
PARKER, Michael→
director · ~80y · resigned 2013-07-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property11/04/2006—
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Charge1 property28/06/199012/05/2006
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property21/08/198403/07/1991
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Recent filings (113 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-11-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-03