MTL ADVANCED LTD

🌳Matureactive

07712250 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-20

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

£50.83M

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Conservative operator with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (85/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 11.3y

45/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 11.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
· Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

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

Lenders & charges

9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

19 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

87 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £5,517,512

Turnover YoY

+6%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Turnover	£50.83M	£48.13M
Gross profit	£12.67M	£11.07M
Operating profit	£5.64M	£4.67M
Profit before tax	£5.52M	£4.61M
Average employees	30500	29500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand

2026-03-30
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officers · RP01AP01
2025-09-30
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SEDGLEY, Andrew Barrington resigned
secretary
2025-09-30
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-22
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accounts · AA
2024-10-08
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mortgage · MR04
2024-10-08
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mortgage · MR04
2024-10-08
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Charge satisfied #9
2024-10-08
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Charge satisfied #8
2024-08-20
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mortgage · MR04
2024-08-20
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-20
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Charge satisfied #7
2024-08-20
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Charge satisfied #6
2024-08-12
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accounts · AA
2024-08-07
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mortgage · MR04
2024-08-07
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-07
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Charge satisfied #5
2024-08-07
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Charge satisfied #4
2024-05-09
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mortgage · MR01
2024-04-30
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Comerica Bank
2023-07-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-06-16
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Comerica Bank, N.A.
2022-08-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-06
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accounts · AA
2020-12-30
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officers · TM01
2020-12-23
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WILD, Wayne Anthony resigned
director
2020-09-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-21
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capital · SH02
2020-02-13
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mortgage · MR04
2020-02-13
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Charge satisfied #1
2019-11-19
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2019-03-18
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2019-03-18
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2019-03-18
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2018-07-18
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Charge satisfied #3
2018-06-04
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SEDGLEY, Andrew Barrington appointed
secretary
2018-05-23
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TIERNEY, Wayne appointed
director
2018-05-23
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MEREDITH, Christopher resigned
director
2018-05-23
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ROBERTS, Andrew resigned
director
2018-05-01
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KELLETT, Howard Lyndon resigned
director
2018-05-01
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MEREDITH, Christopher appointed
director
2018-05-01
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ROBERTS, Andrew appointed
director
2018-05-01
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SHARP, Jamie John resigned
director
2018-05-01
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STEWART, Karl Hepworth resigned
director
2017-05-04
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Charge satisfied #2
2016-11-23
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SHARP, Jamie John appointed
director
2015-05-12
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Charge registered #3
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2015-04-30
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BRADLEY, Darren Craig resigned
director
2015-04-22
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
2015-02-23
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BRADLEY, Darren Craig appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 58 events

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

Wec Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Wec Group Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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MTL ADVANCED LTD

This company · 07712250

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
Wec Group Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/05/2018

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Burnhart Holdings Ltdceased 28/03/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr James Stephen Hartleyceased 01/05/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Wayne Anthony Wildceased 01/05/2018· 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.

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A & K BESPOKE MANUFACTURING LTD→ 15151206 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
A & M DISCOUNT FURNITURE LTD→ 15315931 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
ACEWELL INSTALLATIONS LIMITED→ 04043946 · est 2000 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	25y	—	—
ACORN DOOR SYSTEMS LIMITED→ 03934046 · est 2000 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	26y	—	—
ADVANCED CHEMICAL HOLDINGS LTD→ 11384083 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
ADVANCED COLOURS AND CHEMICALS LIMITED→ 07551180 · est 2011 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	15y	—	—
ADVANIA GLOBAL LTD→ 12619060 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
AGED TO PERFECTION UPHOLSTERY LIMITED→ 08492822 · est 2013 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	13y	—	—
AGENDA BOXES & PACKAGING LTD→ 09479373 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	11y	—	—
AGL SHEETMETAL LIMITED→ 17053119 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
AHHH TRADING LTD LIMITED→ 14486768 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
AHM PACKAGING LIMITED→ 04444643 · est 2002 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	23y	—	—

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-07-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

Britannia House

Junction Street

Darwen

Lancashire

BB3 2RB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-02

Last: 2025-07-19

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

HARTLEY, James Stephen→

director · ~71y · appointed 2011-07-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

TIERNEY, Wayne→

director · ~64y · appointed 2018-05-23

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SEDGLEY, Andrew Barrington→

secretary · appointed 2018-06-04 · resigned 2025-09-30

Resigned

BRADLEY, Darren Craig→

director · ~62y · appointed 2015-02-23 · resigned 2015-04-30

Resigned

KELLETT, Howard Lyndon→

director · ~61y · appointed 2015-02-23 · resigned 2018-05-01

Resigned

MEREDITH, Christopher→

director · ~60y · appointed 2018-05-01 · resigned 2018-05-23

Resigned

ROBERTS, Andrew→

director · ~51y · appointed 2018-05-01 · resigned 2018-05-23

Resigned

SHARP, Jamie John→

director · ~48y · appointed 2016-11-23 · resigned 2018-05-01

Resigned

SPICER, Brian Philip→

director · ~60y · appointed 2011-07-20 · resigned 2015-01-30

Resigned

STEWART, Karl Hepworth→

director · ~58y · appointed 2015-02-23 · resigned 2018-05-01

Resigned

WILD, Wayne Anthony→

director · ~59y · appointed 2015-02-23 · resigned 2020-12-23

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Comerica Bank	A registered charge	—	30/04/2024	08/10/2024
satisfied	Comerica Bank, N.A.	A registered charge	—	16/06/2023	08/10/2024
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	19/11/2019	20/08/2024
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	18/03/2019	20/08/2024
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	18/03/2019	07/08/2024
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	18/03/2019	07/08/2024
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	12/05/2015	18/07/2018
satisfied	NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance LTD	A registered charge	—	22/04/2015	04/05/2017
satisfied	Burnhart Holdings Burnhart Holdings Limited	A registered charge	—	23/02/2015	13/02/2020

Recent filings (87 total)

replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name

officers · RP01AP01

2026-03-30

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2025-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-07-22

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-10-08

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-10-08

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-08-20

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-08-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-08-12

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-08-07

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-08-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-23

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2024-05-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2023-07-10