SEBDEN STEEL QUEST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03567524 · ltd · incorporated 1998-05-20
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
86 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-02-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-02-22
    ➕
    HILL, Ronald Edward appointed
    director
  7. 2024-02-14
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    SMITH, Anthony David Thomas resigned
    director
  8. 2023-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-12-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-06-21
    ➖
    NUTTALL, Graeme John resigned
    director
  19. 2008-04-30
    ➖
    HILL, Ronald Edward resigned
    secretary
  20. 2002-02-08
    ➕
    NUTTALL, Graeme John appointed
    director
  21. 2002-02-08
    ➖
    WOOFFINDIN, Ruth Anna resigned
    director
  22. 2001-08-22
    ➖
    POSTLETHWAITE, Robert Michael resigned
    director
  23. 2001-08-22
    ➕
    WOOFFINDIN, Ruth Anna appointed
    director
  24. 1999-03-26
    ➕
    SANDERS, Bradley John appointed
    director
  25. 1999-03-26
    ➕
    HILL, Ronald Edward appointed
    secretary
  26. 1999-03-26
    ➖
    SANDERS, Bradley John resigned
    secretary
  27. 1999-03-26
    ➖
    HILL, Ronald Edward resigned
    director
  28. 1999-03-26
    ➕
    POSTLETHWAITE, Robert Michael appointed
    director
  29. 1999-03-26
    ➕
    SMITH, Anthony David Thomas appointed
    director
  30. 1999-03-08
    ➖
    POSTLETHWAITE, Robert Michael resigned
    secretary
  31. 1999-03-08
    ➕
    SANDERS, Bradley John appointed
    secretary
  32. 1999-03-08
    ➕
    HILL, Ronald Edward appointed
    director
  33. 1999-03-08
    ➖
    WOOFFINDIN, Ruth Anna resigned
    director
  34. 1998-05-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SEBDEN STEEL QUEST LIMITED
  35. 1998-05-20
    ➕
    POSTLETHWAITE, Robert Michael appointed
    secretary
  36. 1998-05-20
    ➕
    WOOFFINDIN, Ruth Anna appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

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 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

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

🏛️
Sebden Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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SEBDEN STEEL QUEST LIMITED
This company · 03567524

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sebden Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/12/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • The Sebden Group Ltdceased 01/12/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated1998-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Craven House
Craven Road Broadheath
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 5HE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-03
Last: 2026-05-20

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

HILL, Ronald Edward→
director · ~78y · appointed 2024-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SANDERS, Bradley John→
director · ~63y · appointed 1999-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HILL, Ronald Edward→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-26 · resigned 2008-04-30
Resigned
POSTLETHWAITE, Robert Michael→
secretary · appointed 1998-05-20 · resigned 1999-03-08
Resigned
SANDERS, Bradley John→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-08 · resigned 1999-03-26
Resigned
HILL, Ronald Edward→
director · ~78y · appointed 1999-03-08 · resigned 1999-03-26
Resigned
NUTTALL, Graeme John→
director · ~67y · appointed 2002-02-08 · resigned 2010-06-21
Resigned
POSTLETHWAITE, Robert Michael→
director · ~65y · appointed 1999-03-26 · resigned 2001-08-22
Resigned
SMITH, Anthony David Thomas→
director · ~66y · appointed 1999-03-26 · resigned 2024-02-14
Resigned
WOOFFINDIN, Ruth Anna→
director · ~57y · appointed 2001-08-22 · resigned 2002-02-08
Resigned
WOOFFINDIN, Ruth Anna→
director · ~57y · appointed 1998-05-20 · resigned 1999-03-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (86 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-12-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-14