BROMFORD IRON LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12202432 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-12
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
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 24100
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. 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
5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 6.7y
25/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.7 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.
- · Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Loss-making
Loss before tax £1,717,173
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 |
|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £-1.72M |
| Average employees | 48 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-01➕WHITE, Lee Alexander appointeddirector
- 2021-07-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-02-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-02-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-02-18🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2020-02-18🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2019-11-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-11-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-11-08🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
- 2019-11-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
- 2019-10-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-10-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-10-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-10-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-10-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-10-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: All Steels Trading Limited
- 2019-09-12🏢Company incorporatedAs BROMFORD IRON LTD
- 2019-09-12➕MCDOUGALL, Kim Heidi appointeddirector
- 2019-09-12➕MCDOUGALL, Laurence John appointeddirector
- 2019-09-12➕RHODES, Matthew John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
56/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
1 low5 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Laurence John Mcdougall Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/09/2019 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC24100 — SIC 24100
Registered office
Vulcan House, C/O All Steels Trading Ltd
York Road
Thirsk
North Yorkshire
YO7 3BT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
MCDOUGALL, Kim Heidi→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2019-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCDOUGALL, Laurence John→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RHODES, Matthew John→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2019-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITE, Lee Alexander→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2021-08-01
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
5
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/02/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/02/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD | A registered charge | — | 08/11/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD | A registered charge | — | 08/11/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | All Steels Trading All Steels Trading Limited | A registered charge | — | 23/09/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (27 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-05
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-29