Company · Thirsk
Special Steel Sections Limited
Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- John D'Arcy Thompson 2013-2018 View profile
- John Albert Henry Wraith 2010-2026 View profile
- Ian Bernard Mallender 2006-2007 View profile
- Paul Phillip Petersen 2006-2011 View profile
- Patrick George Legg 2000-2006 View profile
- Kevin John Middis 2006-2013 View profile
- Michael James Legg 2000-2006 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys
- Incorporated
- 08/09/2000
- Registered office
- Thirsk
- Previous names
- Legg Brothers (2015) Limited (until 09/04/2015)
Legg Brothers Limited (until 08/04/2015)
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.
- Laurence John Mcdougall ceased 2016-10-13
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Special Steel Sections Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-10-13
Group
- Special Steel Sections Limited
is controlled by Laurence John Mcdougall
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-10-13 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Laurence John Mcdougall.
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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
- £2,077,956
- Total assets
- £2,089,392
- Cash
- £49,164
- Employees
- 23
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- £343,517
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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
- Matthew John Rhodes Director · appointed 2021
- Laurence John Mcdougall Director · appointed 2006
Directors past 6 years
- Laurence John Mcdougall Director · appointed 2006
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Matthew John Rhodes Director · appointed 2021
- Laurence John Mcdougall Director · appointed 2006
Left in the last 12 months
- John Albert Henry Wraith Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2026
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
- 04067861
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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