WIELAND METALS BIRMINGHAM LTD.
Formerly known as B. Mason & Sons, the company is a Birmingham-based copper manufacturer operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of the German group Wieland-Werke AG.
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Cash
£819
-100% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£39M
+3.1% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
131
-11.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.5M
-85.6% first positive since 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £94,706,857 | £102,809,011 | £71,142,335 | £57,429,504 | £80,070,610 | +39.4% | |
| Operating profit | £5,541,214 | £5,161,168 | -£2,248,955 | £10,665,672 | £1,432,097 | -86.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,403,869 | £5,010,064 | -£2,451,452 | £10,685,759 | £1,535,603 | -85.6% | |
| Net profit | £3,885,055 | £3,947,523 | -£1,960,453 | £7,954,092 | £1,169,504 | -85.3% | |
| Cash | £1,389,816 | £3,594,933 | £30,154 | £2,341,197 | £819 | -100% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £29,698,315 | £34,250,863 | £36,776,476 | £43,151,462 | £44,763,253 | +3.7% | |
| Net assets | £27,631,837 | £31,579,360 | £29,618,907 | £37,572,999 | £38,742,503 | +3.1% | |
| Equity | £27,631,837 | £31,579,360 | £29,618,907 | £37,572,999 | £38,742,503 | +3.1% | |
| Average employees | 143 | 148 | 147 | 148 | 131 | -11.5% | |
| Wages | £5,760,727 | £6,007,268 | £5,980,393 | £6,241,810 | £5,731,027 | -8.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £304,841 | £300,764 | £274,842 | £263,424 | £269,196 | +2.2% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — 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 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.9% | 5.0% | -3.2% | 18.6% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | 4.1% | 3.8% | -2.8% | 13.9% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.7% | 15.1% | -6.1% | 24.7% | 3.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 33.2% | 26.0% | 35.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.73x | 2.75x | 2.02x | |
| Interest cover | 39.25x | 32.77x | -8.59x | 30.21x | 16.87x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- WIELAND METALS BIRMINGHAM LTD. 2018-10-03 → present
- B.MASON & SONS LIMITED 1915-03-11 → 2018-10-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least twelve months from the date these financial statements were approved. In reaching this conclusion the directors have taken account of the continued support of the Wieland group.”
Significant events
- “In the prior year the company reached an agreement with its insurers in respect of a fire that occurred at the factory in 2021; providing insurance proceeds of £12,937,089, which were included within exceptional other operating income.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABABNEH, Maher, Dr. | Director | 2010-10-01 | Feb 1972 | German |
| CHARMAN, Paul David | Director | 2017-07-01 | Oct 1968 | British |
| HANDLEY, David Leslie | Director | 2019-11-21 | Oct 1966 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEROLD, Rudolf | Secretary | 1994-05-24 | 1995-03-13 |
| KAUFMAN, Andrew Charles | Secretary | 1995-03-13 | 2015-09-30 |
| KAUFMAN, Andrew Charles | Secretary | — | 1994-05-24 |
| ALTSTETTER, Ulrich Klaus | Director | 2013-11-18 | 2019-11-21 |
| CUEPPERS, Johannes | Director | 2008-01-02 | 2013-11-18 |
| EYCHMUELLER, Wolfgang | Director | — | 1999-09-30 |
| HARTMANN, Ulrich, Dr | Director | 2004-08-01 | 2013-11-18 |
| HEROLD, Rudolf | Director | — | 2015-09-30 |
| HOLZER, Hans Peter, Dr | Director | — | 2003-01-02 |
| JENKINS, Ivor John, Dr | Director | — | 2008-01-02 |
| KROENER, Harald | Director | — | 2008-01-02 |
| SALISBURY, Brian Ernest | Director | — | 1993-10-26 |
| SEEKEL, Hartmut | Director | 1999-09-30 | 2004-08-01 |
| TAYLOR, Lancelot Frederick David | Director | — | 1995-06-30 |
| TRAA, Werner Theodor | Director | 2003-01-02 | 2019-11-21 |
| WESTBROOK, Donovan Charles | Director | — | 2014-09-30 |
| WEYLER, Lothar | Director | 2004-08-01 | 2017-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eduard Rudolf Carl Schleicher | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-02-21 | Active |
| Wieland (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-02-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 196 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-23 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-08 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-08-31 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2021-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-01-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.