METRO METALS (BURNLEY) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01905643 · ltd · incorporated 1985-04-16
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 33.3y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 33.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
117 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 10 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-02🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC (01026167)
- 2024-11-29🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2024-11-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-11-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-31📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-10-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-29➕DIXON, Andrew Barrie appointeddirector
- 2024-10-29➕HOWARTH, Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2024-10-29➕SWINSON, Iain Daniel appointeddirector
- 2024-10-29➖SHEKLETON, Susan Lorraine resignedsecretary
- 2024-10-29➖SHEKLETON, Ross Alexander Edward resigneddirector
- 2024-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-01-27🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2004-03-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2002-01-31➖READER, Robert David resigneddirector
- 2001-11-28➖READER, Robert David resignedsecretary
- 2001-11-28➕SHEKLETON, Susan Lorraine appointedsecretary
- 1995-02-02🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1993-02-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1991-10-01➕SHEKLETON, Ross Alexander Edward appointeddirector
- 1991-09-30➖SHEKLETON, William Alexander resigneddirector
- 1985-04-16🏢Company incorporatedAs METRO METALS (BURNLEY) LIMITED
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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
Aml Newco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Aml Newco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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METRO METALS (BURNLEY) LIMITED
This company · 01905643
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aml Newco Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 29/10/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Ross Alexander Edward Shekletonceased 29/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Susan Shekletonceased 29/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1985-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320
Registered office
Kings Court Beacon Road
Poulton Industrial Estate
Poulton-Le-Fylde
FY6 8JE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
DIXON, Andrew Barrie→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2024-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOWARTH, Jonathan→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2024-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SWINSON, Iain Daniel→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2024-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
READER, Robert David→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2001-11-28
SHEKLETON, Susan Lorraine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-11-28 · resigned 2024-10-29
READER, Robert David→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 2002-01-31
SHEKLETON, Ross Alexander Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 1991-10-01 · resigned 2024-10-29
SHEKLETON, William Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · resigned 1991-09-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC (01026167) | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/12/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 29/11/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 31/03/2004 | 27/01/2009 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 26/02/1993 | 02/02/1995 |
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Recent filings (117 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-11-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-31