BEST METAL BEARINGS LTD
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16011036 · ltd · incorporated 2024-10-10
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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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 | 2025-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-25➕BAKER, April appointeddirector
- 2025-06-25➕ROBINSON, Michael James appointeddirector
- 2025-06-25➕THORNER, Phillip David appointeddirector
- 2025-06-25➖BAKER, Graham resigneddirector
- 2025-06-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-06-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-06-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BEST METAL BEARINGS LTD
- 2024-10-10➕BAKER, Graham appointeddirector
- 2024-10-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Lincoln Diesels Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Lincoln Diesels Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BEST METAL BEARINGS LTD
This company · 16011036
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 |
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Lincoln Diesels Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 25/06/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Graham Bakerceased 25/06/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-10-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Registered office
C/O Lincoln Diesels Ltd
Great Northern Terrace
Lincoln
LN5 8HJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BAKER, April→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2025-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBINSON, Michael James→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2025-06-25
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THORNER, Phillip David→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2025-06-25
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BAKER, Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2024-10-10 · resigned 2025-06-25
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Recent filings (11 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-06-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-25
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-10-10