CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM U.K. LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1m
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£25m
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
80
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1.9m
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £25,002,000 | £19,564,000 | £18,350,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £2,173,000 | £1,789,000 | £1,356,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,800,000 | £2,422,000 | £1,915,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £2,111,000 | £1,778,000 | £1,227,000 | — | |
| Cash | £1,223,000 | £1,514,000 | £1,117,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,014,000 | £23,507,000 | £25,801,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £22,172,000 | £23,605,000 | £24,962,000 | — | |
| Equity | £22,172,000 | £23,605,000 | £24,962,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 78 | 81 | 80 | — | |
| Wages | £3,241,000 | £3,161,000 | £3,497,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £247,000 | £277,000 | £276,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 24 months versus 24 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.7% | 9.1% | 7.4% | |
| Net margin | 8.4% | 9.1% | 6.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.9% | 7.6% | 5.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 13.1% | 12.3% | 14.1% | |
| Current ratio | 6.15x | 6.28x | 7.09x | |
| Interest cover | 46.23x | 36.51x | 26.59x |
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
- CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM U.K. LIMITED 1988-12-01 → present
- MINWORTH METALS HOLDINGS LIMITED 1940-02-28 → 1988-12-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis as the Company's ultimate parent undertaking Freeport-McMoRan Inc. has confirmed that it will provide such financial support and other support as necessary to enable the Company to meet its liabilities for the Review Period. Accordingly, the directors consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The Company's investment in upgrading a process packing operation begins in 2026 to complete August 2027.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRWIN MITCHELL SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-04-30 | — | — |
| ARMOUR, Alan Weir, Dr | Director | 1995-02-01 | Jul 1948 | British |
| HOOSON, Marion Louise | Director | 2019-11-20 | Aug 1962 | British |
| KENDRICK, Michael Jeffrey | Director | 2015-02-04 | Mar 1960 | American |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FEENEY, Helen Gertrude Mccall | Secretary | — | 1993-12-31 |
| JONES, Gordon Richard | Secretary | — | 1998-04-24 |
| SANKEY-BARKER, Patric John Randle | Secretary | 1998-04-24 | 2006-06-08 |
| STAPLETON, John Nicholas | Secretary | 2006-06-08 | 2013-04-30 |
| ALBERTSEN, Mark William | Director | 2013-04-16 | 2013-10-01 |
| AMMON, Marcus James | Director | 2009-05-21 | 2013-04-16 |
| BARTLETT, Dennis Michael | Director | 2000-05-24 | 2003-05-14 |
| CLARK, George William | Director | — | 1997-07-09 |
| CLEVENGER, Jeff | Director | 1997-05-19 | 2000-03-05 |
| COOKE, Raymond Joseph | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| DAINTY, Douglas Horbury | Director | — | 1995-01-31 |
| FEENEY, Helen Gertrude Mccall | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| GLASGOW, Gary Allen | Director | 2008-02-28 | 2009-05-21 |
| GREETHAM, Stanley | Director | 1997-02-18 | 2005-12-31 |
| JONES, Gordon Richard | Director | — | 1998-04-24 |
| KRAUSS, Philip David | Director | 1995-09-13 | 1996-10-23 |
| MENZER, Frederick | Director | 2006-01-09 | 2008-02-28 |
| PETERS, Kevin Roy | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2018-01-19 |
| SANKEY-BARKER, Patric John Randle | Director | 1998-04-24 | 2006-05-26 |
| THORNTON, David Hugh | Director | 2002-05-28 | 2015-02-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ametalco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-14 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-12-02 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.