# Special Testing Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [00355744](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00355744)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 5 Aug 1939
- **Registered office:** BACON LANE, SHEFFIELD, S9 3NH
- **Nature of business:** [71200](/sic/71200) Technical testing and analysis
- **Corporate group:** [Special Steel Co.,limited](/group/36277) (4 companies)


## Previous names

- Special Testing Works Limited (until 1 Oct 2008)




## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alan Kenneth Beardshaw | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent | 6 Apr 2016 | 1 Jun 2025 |
| Mr Bennett John Beardshaw | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent | 1 Jun 2025 | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Mr Alan Christopher Beardshaw | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent | 1 Jun 2025 | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Special Steel Co Ltd | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 6 Apr 2016 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | £3,779,230 | £595,380 | 0 |
| 31 May 2024 | £3,202,196 | £1,523,896 | 35 |
| 31 May 2023 | £2,523,300 | £765,458 | 34 |
| 31 May 2022 | £2,331,079 | £647,674 | 34 |
| 31 May 2021 | £2,211,293 | £549,268 | 39 |
| 31 May 2020 | £1,981,472 | £557,846 | 41 |



## Owned by

Special Testing Limited → [Special Steel Co.,limited](/company/00208641)





## Companies at the same address

- [S.T.W. (Non-Destructive) Limited](/company/01573493) (01573493)
- [Special Quality Alloys Limited](/company/01985443) (01985443)
- [Special Steels Limited](/company/03046151) (03046151)