BEAR SHEET METAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03530954 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-19
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£45.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £45,403
Net assets shrinking
Down £41,823 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£45k
↓ 48% YoY
Current Assets
£77k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£24k£49k£73k£98k£122kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£45.4k£87.2k
Current assets£77.3k£122.4k
Net assets£45.4k£87.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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  2. 2024-12-16
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  3. 2024-04-29
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    capital · SH19
  4. 2024-04-29
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  5. 2024-04-29
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    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  6. 2024-04-29
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2022-07-28
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  9. 2021-07-14
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  10. 2020-10-21
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  11. 2019-10-24
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  12. 2018-11-07
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  13. 2017-11-29
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  14. 2016-12-21
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  15. 1998-03-19
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    Company incorporated
    As BEAR SHEET METAL LIMITED
  16. 1998-03-19
    ➕
    ADAMS, Hilary appointed
    secretary
  17. 1998-03-19
    ➕
    ADAMS, Hilary appointed
    director
  18. 1998-03-19
    ➕
    ADAMS, Mark Julien appointed
    director
  19. 1998-03-19
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 1998-03-19
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1998-03-19
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 1998-03-19
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

1 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

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

Evidence: 2024-04-29: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Julien Adams
Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Hilary Jane Adams
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

78 Grange Road
Blunham
Bedfordshire
MK44 3NS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-08
Last: 2026-05-25

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ADAMS, Hilary→
secretary · appointed 1998-03-19
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Active
ADAMS, Hilary→
director · ~59y · appointed 1998-03-19
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Active
ADAMS, Mark Julien→
director · ~67y · appointed 1998-03-19
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Active
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-03-19 · resigned 1998-03-19
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-03-19 · resigned 1998-03-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-27
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accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-26
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2024-04-29
legacy
capital · SH20
2024-04-29
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2024-04-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-14