SPECIAL METALS WIGGIN LIMITED
Operating as the major European production facility for the Special Metals group, the company manufactures high-nickel alloys in various wrought forms and is ultimately owned by Precision Castparts Corp.
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
393
-11.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£9.8m
USD 13,239,000
+134.2% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £139,632,884 | £136,281,551 | £122,157,980 | -10.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£15,287,888 | -£26,346,843 | £10,829,879 | +141.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£15,764,826 | -£28,671,073 | £9,800,859 | +134.2% | |
| Net profit | -£18,255,413 | — | £11,574,622 | — | |
| Cash | £1,569 | £1,592 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £95,049,420 | £73,898,400 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £93,777,848 | £72,227,088 | — | — | |
| Equity | £93,777,848 | £72,227,088 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 493 | 443 | 393 | -11.3% | |
| Wages | £22,819,266 | £2,075,802 | £19,030,945 | +816.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £127,079 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £7,060 | £3,185 | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.740 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -10.9% | -19.3% | 8.9% | |
| Net margin | -13.1% | — | 9.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -16.1% | -35.7% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.9% | 49.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.72x | 1.56x | — | |
| Interest cover | -9.36x | -8.28x | 5.55x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- SPECIAL METALS WIGGIN LIMITED 1999-07-01 → present
- INCO ALLOYS LIMITED 1987-07-27 → 1999-07-01
- WIGGIN ALLOYS LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1987-07-27
- HENRY WIGGIN & COMPANY LIMITED 1892-06-29 → 1981-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources internally, and through its association with PCC, to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and as such, the going concern basis has been adopted in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- SPECIAL METALS WIGGIN LIMITED · parent
- Special Metals Deutschland Limited 100%
- Special Metals Services Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 51 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDELSTYN, Paul | Secretary | 2004-03-15 | — | British |
| FREEMAN-MASSEY, Janet | Secretary | 2015-10-14 | — | — |
| ARMAGNO, Anna Marie | Director | 2018-08-20 | Dec 1981 | American |
| BEYER, Ruth Ann | Director | 2013-06-01 | Sep 1955 | American |
| HAGEL, Shawn Rene | Director | 2008-08-12 | May 1965 | American |
| PUETZ, James Robert | Director | 2021-07-06 | Apr 1962 | American |
Show 51 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOWDESWELL, Frederick Charles | Secretary | 2013-12-01 | 2014-02-07 |
| EMMET, Jonathan Revell | Secretary | 2017-06-14 | 2019-05-01 |
| GLOVER, Alastair James Lochore | Secretary | — | 2004-03-31 |
| GROVES, Paul Anthony | Secretary | 2014-03-24 | 2016-12-16 |
| HUNT, James Sinclair | Secretary | 2019-05-01 | 2020-09-14 |
| JONES, Daniel Alun | Secretary | 2020-09-22 | 2022-11-10 |
| MCDONALD, Roderick Charles | Secretary | 2003-10-31 | 2003-11-30 |
| MUNIR, Kamran | Secretary | 2009-07-24 | 2013-12-01 |
| APLIN, Eric Charles | Director | — | 1995-07-24 |
| BECKER, Roger Paul | Director | 2011-03-24 | 2021-06-30 |
| BLACKMORE, Steven Craig | Director | 2011-03-24 | 2018-07-20 |
| BOLTON, Mark Robert | Director | 2016-12-13 | 2017-06-16 |
| BROUGH, Lee | Director | 2021-11-03 | 2023-02-07 |
| BUCK, Kenneth David, Mr. | Director | 2010-11-15 | 2015-05-20 |
| CAUSON, Raymond Dennis | Director | 1994-04-07 | 1998-10-28 |
| COOKE, Roger Anthony | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2013-06-01 |
| DE JANVRY, Philippe Choppin Haudry | Director | 2000-09-20 | 2002-10-03 |
| DEBORD, Donald Edward Joseph | Director | — | 1994-04-07 |
| DONEGAN, Mark | Director | 2006-06-29 | 2008-10-01 |
| DOWDESWELL, Frederick Charles | Director | 2013-12-01 | 2014-02-07 |
| DUVAL, Edouard Pierre Adrien | Director | 1998-12-09 | 2004-01-28 |
| EDELSTYN, Paul | Director | 2021-07-05 | 2021-11-03 |
| EDELSTYN, Paul | Director | 2004-05-13 | 2008-06-02 |
| EMMET, Jonathan Revell | Director | 2017-06-14 | 2019-05-01 |
| EVANS, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2008-06-02 | 2008-08-29 |
| GARDENER, Lee | Director | 2023-02-07 | 2023-08-11 |
| GLOVER, Alastair James Lochore | Director | — | 2004-03-31 |
| GROVES, Paul Anthony | Director | 2014-03-24 | 2016-12-16 |
| HALES, Colin | Director | 2017-06-14 | 2017-09-15 |
| HUNT, James Sinclair | Director | 2019-05-01 | 2020-09-14 |
| JOHN, Thomas Grant | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2003-11-27 |
| JONES, Daniel Alun | Director | 2020-09-22 | 2022-11-10 |
| LARSSON, William Dean | Director | 2006-06-29 | 2008-08-12 |
| MCLELLAN, Robert Peter | Director | 2001-01-26 | 2003-01-17 |
| MORLEY, Michael | Director | 1994-04-07 | 1995-07-24 |
| MUZYKA, Donald Richard, Dr | Director | 1998-12-09 | 2000-09-01 |
| NAIRN, George Barclay | Director | 1994-04-07 | 2002-03-01 |
| OHL, David Wise | Director | 1995-08-01 | 2000-04-03 |
| PARK, Richard John | Director | 2020-09-14 | 2021-07-05 |
| PATTEE, Russell Scott | Director | 2011-03-24 | 2018-08-20 |
| PAYNE, Brian Ernest | Director | — | 1998-10-28 |
| PETRO, Francis Joseph | Director | 1995-08-01 | 1999-01-13 |
| SHACKLADY, Richard Linford | Director | 2003-01-06 | 2003-09-30 |
| SMITH, John | Director | — | 1994-03-25 |
| SMITH, Kevin Barry | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2016-08-19 |
| SNOWDEN, Joseph Irvin | Director | 2006-06-26 | 2010-11-15 |
| STONE, Raymond Sidney | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2008-08-01 |
| WANLASS, Dennis Lee | Director | 2002-11-04 | 2006-06-16 |
| WARING, David | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2012-05-01 |
| WEBB, Anthony Paul | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2020-03-10 |
| WESTERN, Christopher George | Director | 2023-08-10 | 2024-03-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pcc Uk Global Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-01-04 | Active |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-12-09 | Ceased 2024-01-04 |
| Smw Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-12-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 253 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-12-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-21 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.