Company
Taylor Special Steels Limited
Taylor Special Steels Limited is an active UK company (number 02542464), incorporated 1990, with 2 current directors, Oscar Frank Ratledge and Alan David Cadman. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
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Who leads it
Previous officers 6
- John William Ratledge 2017-2025 View profile
- Amrik Singh 1993 View profile
- Brian Howard Taylor 1994 View profile
- Howard Mitchell 2022 View profile
- David Monaghan 2008 View profile
- David Frederick Hastings 2017 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 24/09/1990
Ownership
Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Howard Mitchell ceased 2017-05-10
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Tamworth Steel Stockholders Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-05-10
Group
- Taylor Special Steels Limited
is controlled by Howard Mitchell
Evidence
ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-05-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Howard Mitchell.
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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Financials
- Net assets
- £1,833,628
- Total assets
- £1,835,216
- Cash
- £16,477
- Employees
- 13
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- -£335,752
Filed as Small company accounts.
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | Not reported | £1,833,628 |
| 2025-03-31 | Not reported | £2,169,380 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
2 directors on the board
- Alan David Cadman Director · appointed 2023
- Oscar Frank Ratledge Director · appointed 2025
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Alan David Cadman Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Oscar Frank Ratledge Director · appointed 2025
Left in the last 12 months
- John William Ratledge Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2025
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02542464
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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