LONGWEAR ALLOYS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08146476 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-17

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 13.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£1.08M

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 24450

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.6y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 13.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (6 active, 10 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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 · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,083,578

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£702k

Net Worth

£1.1m

Current Assets

£2.4m

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30
Total assets	£1.14M
Current assets	£2.39M
Cash	£702.1k
Debtors	£1.08M
Net assets	£1.08M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2026-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-28
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-28
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Charge satisfied #1
2025-04-25
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-25
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officers · TM01
2025-04-25
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-25
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officers · AP01
2025-04-25
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officers · AP01
2025-04-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-25
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officers · AP01
2025-04-11
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BOSWORTH, David Lee appointed
director
2025-04-11
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BREWER, Philip John appointed
director
2025-04-11
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LEWIS, Richard appointed
director
2025-04-11
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MUNNOCH, Steven Peter appointed
director
2025-04-11
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REID, Marc Henry appointed
director
2025-04-11
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WILLIAMS, Toby Alexis appointed
director
2025-04-11
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COTTRELL, Sally resigned
director
2025-04-11
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JONES, Stephen Victor resigned
director
2025-04-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-02
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-07-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-10-07
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WHITTLE, Alan John resigned
director
2012-10-25
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2012-08-21
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COTTRELL, Sally appointed
director
2012-08-21
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JONES, Stephen Victor appointed
director
2012-08-21
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SPEDDING, Keith Hamilton resigned
director
2012-08-21
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WHITTLE, Alan John appointed
director
2012-07-17
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Company incorporated
As LONGWEAR ALLOYS LIMITED
2012-07-17
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SPEDDING, Keith Hamilton appointed
director

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

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

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Longwear Holdings Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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LONGWEAR ALLOYS LIMITED

This company · 08146476

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Longwear Holdings Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	17/07/2016
Mr Philip John Brewer Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59	—	—	board controlboard control	11/04/2025

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-07-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC24450 — SIC 24450

Registered office

Longwear Alloys Limited Pleasant Street

Lyng

West Bromwich

West Midlands

B70 7DP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last: 2025-07-17