SPECIAL STEEL CO.,LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-28 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-14
Watchouts
Cash
£11M
+36.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
-3.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
4
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-05-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | £54,635 | £899,802 | — | £299,460 | £7,630,553 | |
| Cash | £4,644,075 | £4,509,009 | £7,791,312 | £12,314,633 | — | £8,276,932 | £11,270,817 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £2,550,051 | £2,534,399 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £19,275,953 | £19,877,005 | — | £2,244,197 | £2,172,702 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £66,321,254 | £2,244,197 | £2,172,702 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | |
| Wages | — | — | £694,657 | £999,237 | — | £4,434,000 | £2,529,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEARDSHAW, Alan Christopher | Secretary | 1997-02-28 | — | British |
| BEARDSHAW, Alan Christopher | Director | 1998-02-01 | Feb 1974 | British |
| BEARDSHAW, Bennett John | Director | 2002-09-17 | Apr 1977 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEARDSHAW, Alan Kenneth | Secretary | 1995-06-01 | 1997-02-28 |
| CAIN, James | Secretary | — | 1995-06-01 |
| BEARDSHAW, Alan Kenneth | Director | — | 2025-03-03 |
| BEARDSHAW, Douglas | Director | — | 1999-10-19 |
| BLENCOWE, Philip James | Director | 1992-11-16 | 1995-06-01 |
| CAPES, Keith Seymour | Director | 1993-07-05 | 1995-06-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Christopher Beardshaw | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-02-26 | Active |
| Bennett John Beardshaw | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-02-26 | Active |
| Margaret Virginia Beardshaw | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-02-24 | Ceased 2025-02-26 |
| Mr Alan Kenneth Beardshaw | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-02-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-01-13 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-01-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-04-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-26 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-26 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-25 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-25 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-27 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-01-27 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-01-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-01-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
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Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+36.2%
£8,276,932 £11,270,817
-
Net assets
-3.2%
£2,244,197 £2,172,702
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
0%
4 4
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Wages
-43%
£4,434,000 £2,529,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers