Special Steels Limited
ActiveLiveSpecial Steels Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 13 Apr 1995 (31 years ago), with its registered office in Yorkshire & the Humber. The company operates in Manufacturing.
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A live business, still light on evidence
A registered office is on file; phone and web are checked on Pro.
Companies House · ONS · Nomis · General opportunity model · 100% of the model measurable
Financials
From Special Steels Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2025-05-31. Change vs the prior year (to 2024-05-31). As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the accounts.
A long-standing manufacturing business in Yorkshire & the Humber, in a market growing 1.8% a year and tracking below the national rate here. Every signal in the model was measurable for this company.
CompetitionRead this one the other way round: a high number means a crowded market, where differentiation matters more than timing.
Answers: Is this a live, reachable business in a market worth being in?
A balanced read. Pick the lens that matches what you sell and every number on this page re-weights.
Accounts are next due 28 Feb 2027; the last set was made up to 31 May 2025.
What this means for you: Filings are up to date, which makes this an easier first conversation.
What we checked · General opportunity weighting
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Commonly offered to a company like this
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Answers: is this market big, growing and survivable — and is the region ahead or behind?
Sector size & momentum
This sector is growing roughly in line with the national average in Yorkshire & the Humber.
Companies House · every incorporation with a SIC code in this sector (259 codes) · a company listing codes in more than one group can be counted twice (~2%)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 42 are still trading five years later. This company is past that point.
The market around it
Where the sector is heading
- 1Yorkshire & the Humber is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 20,427 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+1.7%).
- 3Around 1,088 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 42% over five years — the benchmark for businesses in this classification.
Answers: how crowded is this market, and where does this company sit against its peers?
Score distribution
A quick score from register status and company age only, because that is all the peer list carries. To compare like with like, this company is placed on the same quick score (100) — not the full 59/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMS Orbis LTD 11561412 · SIC 24450 | 10 Sept 2018 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Metalysis Holdings Limited 13304659 · SIC 23990 | 31 Mar 2021 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 86 |
| Promet (Metals & Trading) LTD 09287181 · SIC 24450 | 29 Oct 2014 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Solderking Assembly Materials Limited 11585120 · SIC 20140 | 24 Sept 2018 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Tipro (Yorkshire) Limited 08325616 · SIC 24450 | 11 Dec 2012 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Zenith Steel Limited 12449381 · SIC 24450 | 07 Feb 2020 | West Midlands | Active | 93 |
| Tees Valley Graphite Limited 15293860 · SIC 24450 | 20 Nov 2023 | London | Active | 71 |
| Surface Technik (Dudley) Limited 12516133 · SIC 24450 | 13 Mar 2020 | West Midlands | Active | 92 |
| Surface Technik (Tamworth) Limited 02587454 · SIC 24450 | 01 Mar 1991 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Surface Technik (Holdings) Limited 02611205 · SIC 24450 | 16 May 1991 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Cad Fabrications Limited 04466983 · SIC 24450 | 21 Jun 2002 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Hill Farm Engineering LTD 07800309 · SIC 24450 | 06 Oct 2011 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Tandom Metallurgical Group Limited 06661279 · SIC 24420 | 31 Jul 2008 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Allbar Fittings And Fabrications LTD 12826832 · SIC 24450 | 20 Aug 2020 | North West | Active | 90 |
| Port Engineering Limited 05349016 · SIC 24450 | 01 Feb 2005 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Braehead Metals Limited SC083448 · SIC 24450 | 10 Jun 1983 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Imperial Metal Polishing Limited 07017624 · SIC 24200 | 14 Sept 2009 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Lideer Metal Products Co., LTD 15763003 · SIC 13940 | 05 Jun 2024 | South East | Active | 69 |
| A.E. Westwood Limited 00230376 · SIC 24450 | 11 May 1928 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| R.M. Easdale And Company (Lead) Limited SC044130 · SIC 24450 | 20 Dec 1966 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Midland Steel Supplies LTD 13418178 · SIC 24450 | 25 May 2021 | West Midlands | Active | 85 |
| Steel Makers Surrey LTD 07414929 · SIC 24450 | 21 Oct 2010 | South East | Active | 100 |
| M & S Metals Limited 03999445 · SIC 24450 | 23 May 2000 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Shandong Xinchuangying LTD 14899266 · SIC 24100 | 29 May 2023 | West Midlands | Active | 74 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates23 Mar 2026
- Accounts filedSmall company accounts19 Dec 2025
- Change person director company with change date19 Aug 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates24 Mar 2025
- Director appointedAppoint person director company with name date13 Mar 2025
- Accounts filedSmall company accounts03 Dec 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates25 Mar 2024
- Accounts filedSmall company accounts21 Nov 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates22 Mar 2023
- Accounts filedSmall company accounts17 Jan 2023
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Company details
- Company
- Special Steels Limited
- Number
- 03046151
- Registered office
- Bacon Lane, Sheffield, S9 3NH
- Incorporated
- 13 Apr 1995
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 24450 — SIC division 24; 25610 — SIC division 25
- Status
- Active
- Region
- Yorkshire & the Humber · England
- Accounts
- Next due 28 Feb 2027
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 05 Apr 2027
Connected companies
Other companies run by the same directors are checked on paid plans — each appointment is a separate register lookup.
Who runs and owns it
- Created
- 10 Oct 2012
- Registered
- 12 Oct 2012
- Persons entitled
- Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- Created
- 21 Aug 2008
- Registered
- 30 Aug 2008
- Persons entitled
- Barclays Bank PLC
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